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Nov 29, 2021 ancestral lands indigenous cultural communities public land act free patent regalian doctrine ipra

Ancestral Land Rights: Confirming Titles of Indigenous Communities Under the Public Land Act

The Supreme Court affirms that indigenous cultural communities may secure free patents over ancestral lands, even if within forest reservations, under Section 48(c) of the Public Land Act.