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Indigenous Peoples Rights Act 1997 (Republic Act No. 8371 of 1997).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Photocopy, 14 pp.
Long title
An Act to recognize, protect and promote the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples, creating a National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, establishing implementing mechanisms, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Ownership Traditional rights/customary rights Institution Special fund Court/tribunal Cadastre/land registration Dispute settlement Inheritance Agricultural land Indigenous peoples Gender Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Basic legislation PIC-prior informed consent Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation (sec. 84).
Abstract

The Act makes provision for the promotion and recognition of the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs), with a view to preserve their culture, traditions and institutions and to ensure the equal protection and non-discrimination of members. The Act is divided into the following Chapters: General Provisions (I); Definition of Terms (II); Rights to Ancestral Domains (III); Right to Self-governance and Empowerment (IV); Social Justice and Human Rights (V); Cultural Integrity (VI); National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) (VII); Delineation and Recognition of Ancestral Domains (VIII); Jurisdiction and Procedures for Enforcement of Rights (IX); Ancestral Domains Fund (X); Penalties (XI); Merger of the Office for Northern Cultural Communities (ONCC) and the Office for Southern Cultural Communities (OSCC) (XII); Final Provisions (XIII).

Full text
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