AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION, Ont. -- The people of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation are painfully aware they make up a startling statistic that has raised eyebrows around the world, but the bigger concern for residents are the chemicals they fear are overwhelming their community and killing off their legacy.
In Aamjiwnaang, records show two girls are being born for every boy -- a scientific anomaly that has stunned researchers and that residents admit is clearly not normal.
Visitors to this reserve just outside the southwestern Ontario border community of Sarnia, Ont., are struck by the sight of dozens of massive industrial facilities spewing out smoke and their close proximity to the First Nations community of about 850.
The girl-boy ratio anomaly has been the subject of international study, most recently in an article published in Environmental Health Perspectives this month based on the work of researchers from the U.S. and Japan.
"To our knowledge, this is a more significantly reduced sex ratio and greater rate of change than has been reported previously anywhere," the study reads.
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Gord Miller helped facilitate a meeting with local residents and various municipal, provincial and federal government officials and said it's clear the people of Aamjiwnaang have reason for concern.
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