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Surrounded by Chemical Valley and ‘living in a bubble’: the case of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Ontario

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Pages 353-370 | Received 27 Nov 2008, Accepted 05 Jul 2009, Published online: 19 Mar 2010

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