 In 2016, following modification to the bid, focusing it on the Ojibwe cultural tradition of "Ji-ganawendamang Gidakiiminaan" (Keeping the Land), the Committee was set to inscribe the property on the List.However, Canada requested and received a deferral after the Pikangikum First Nation in Ontario withdrew its support.In 2018, the World Heritage Committee inscribed the site on the UNESCO World Heritage List at its 42nd session in Manama, Bahrain, with the participation of four of the five original First Nations.