At the White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Barack Obama announced United States support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The shift followed the country's opposition to adoption in 2007. Political endorsement strengthened the declaration's standing but did not itself settle land claims or implement every right domestically.
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The United States announced support for UNDRIP after opposing its adoption in 2007.
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Obama announced the change at the White House Tribal Nations Conference in December 2010.