<P> Anishinabek spiritual leader, Chief William Commanda (1908 - 3 August 2011) was honoured at the 21st annual week - long First Peoples' Festival held in Montreal from 2--9 August 2011, celebrating Canada's 2010 adoption of the U.N. declaration . AFN Innu representative, Ghislain Picard's tribute praised Grandfather Commanda for his work that was "key not only in the adoption of the U.N. declaration, but in all the work leading up to it throughout the last 25 years ." </P> <P> In 2015, Romeo Saganash (a Cree Member of Parliament for Abitibi--Baie - James--Nunavik--Eeyou) sponsored Private Member's Bill C - 641, the "United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act", which would have required the Canadian government to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with UNDRIP but it was defeated on May 6, 2015 . </P> <P> In 2016, Canada officially adopted and promised to implement the declaration fully . Speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada minister Carolyn Bennett announced, "We are now a full supporter of the declaration, without qualification . We intend nothing less than to adopt and implement the declaration in accordance with the Canadian Constitution ." Bennett described the Declaration as "breathing life into Section 35 (of the Canadian Constitution) and recognizing it as a full box of rights for Indigenous Peoples in Canada ." In July 2016, Kwakwaka'wakw Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould gave a speech that stated that "adopting the UNDRIP as being Canadian law are unworkable", due to its incompatibility with the Indian Act, the current governing statute . </P> <P> The federal government pledged on 21 June 2017 to rename its National Aboriginal Day to be consistent with the terminology used by the Declaration . </P>

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