Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997

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Philippine law human rights law indigenous rights law

The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 is a Philippine law that recognizes and protects the rights, ancestral domains, and cultural integrity of the country’s indigenous peoples.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (Philippines)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine law ⓘ human rights law ⓘ indigenous rights law ⓘ
abbreviation	CADT ⓘ CALT ⓘ NCIP NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
createsInstrument	Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title ⓘ Certificate of Ancestral Land Title NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateEnacted	1997-10-29 ⓘ
definesTerm	ancestral domains ⓘ ancestral lands ⓘ indigenous cultural communities ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ
establishes	National Commission on Indigenous Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementsPrinciple	respect for customary laws ⓘ self-determination of indigenous peoples ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalCitation	Republic Act No. 8371 NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBody	Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeOfSigner	President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyBasis	Article XII Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XIV Section 17 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ Article XVI Section 12 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ Section 22 Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ
purpose	to ensure respect for the cultural integrity of indigenous peoples ⓘ to promote social justice for indigenous peoples ⓘ to recognize and protect ancestral domains and lands of indigenous peoples ⓘ to recognize, protect, and promote the rights of indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples ⓘ
recognizesRight	right to ancestral domains ⓘ right to ancestral lands ⓘ right to cultural integrity ⓘ right to education that respects indigenous culture ⓘ right to free and prior informed consent ⓘ right to maintain and develop indigenous political structures ⓘ right to manage and conserve natural resources within ancestral domains ⓘ right to non-discrimination ⓘ right to participate in decision-making ⓘ right to practice and revitalize cultural traditions and customs ⓘ right to religious, cultural sites, and ceremonies ⓘ right to self-governance and empowerment ⓘ right to social justice and human rights ⓘ
scope	indigenous cultural communities in the Philippines ⓘ indigenous peoples in the Philippines ⓘ
shortName	IPRA NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Fidel V. Ramos NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	ancestral domain management ⓘ cultural integrity protection ⓘ indigenous peoples rights ⓘ
yearEnacted	1997 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Agta → countryLegalFramework → Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 ⓘ

Tagakaulo → governedByLaw → Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (Philippines)

Kankanaey → governingLaw → Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 ⓘ

Agta people → legalProtection → Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 ⓘ

Subanen → legalProtection → Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 ⓘ