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The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997

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

R.A. No. 8371 | 1997-10-29

 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371
 
October 29, 1997 
 
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


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
 
CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as "The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997." 

SEC. 2. Declaration of State Policies. – The State shall...