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B.1 Ancestral Domains/ Lands
Native Title- refers to pre-conquest rights to lands and domains which, as far back as
memory reaches, have been held under a claim of private ownership by ICCS/IPs, have never
been public lands and are thus indisputably presumed to have been held that way since before
the Spanish Conquest (Section 31, RA 8371)
Ancestral Domains- all areas generally belonging to ICCS/IPs comprising lands, inland
waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied
or possessed by ICCS/IPs, by themselves or through their ancestors, communally or
individually since time immemorial, continuously to the present except when interrupted by
war, force majeure or displacement by force, deceit, stealth or as a consequence of government
projects or any other voluntary dealings entered into by government and private
individuals/corporations, and which are necessary to ensure their economic, social and
cultural welfare. xxx xxx (Section 3a, RA 8371)
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