Negotiating Autonomy

Case Studies on Philippine Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-87-91563-22-5
Verlag: IWGIA

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

This Book is based on some of the presentations made at the 2005 National Conference on Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights held in Quezon City, the Philippines. At its core are four case studies of different indigenous groups from various parts of the country; the Kankana-ey and Bago of the northern Cordilleras, the Buhid Mangyans of Mindoro, and the Subanon and Matigsalug of Mindanao. Each one describes an indigenous group's experiences, as it seeks to protect its lands and resources from external threats using, among others, the ancestral domain titling procedures of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997. This law was promulgated as the Philippine state's response to decades of advocacy, activism and armed struggle by indigenous communities and their support groups. Together, the case studies allow the reader to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the IPRA, as communities located in differing historical, cultural and political contexts strive to negotiate the terms of their coexistence with other actors. The book thus contributes to the timely and much-needed assessment of the IPRA ten years after its promulgation, and serves as a starting point for discussions on indigenous peoples' rights vis-a-vis the state in the Philippines, and in Southeast Asia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gatmaytan, Augusto

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Philippine Map, Philippine Indigenous Peoples and the Quest for Autonomy, Seeking the Norm: Reflections on Land Rights Policy and Indigenous Peoples Right, Case Studies: Decentring the State: Securing Tenure for the Kankanay and Bago of Bakun, Benguet; Indigenous Land rights and the Agrarian Reform Program: The Buhid Mangyan Experience; The politics of Consent: The State, Multinational Capital and the Subanon of Canatuan; Indigenous-Settler relations and the Titling of Indigenous Territories in Mindanao: The Case of the Matigsalug-Manobo; 'Amending' IPRA, Negotiating Autonomy, Upholding the Right to Self-Determination; Annex: The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA)

Über Autor(innen)

Augusto B. Gatmaytan is an anthropologist, lawyer and advocate of indigenous peoples' rights, who has been working with the Philippine indigenous peoples' organizations and communities since 1985. In the last ten years he has been working intensively with indigenous communities in Agusan del Sur province, north-eastern Mindanao.