traditional ownership
Inherited property claims
Traditional ownership refers to rights over land, resources, or cultural heritage held by indigenous peoples based on ancestral connection rather than formal legal title.
The concept recognizes that certain groups have occupied and cared for territories since before colonial or state systems existed: The court recognized the tribe's traditional ownership of the fishing grounds.
Traditional ownership often includes responsibilities as well as rights—obligations to maintain sacred sites or manage resources sustainably.
- land rightsLegal claims to territory
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- communityCollective of connected people
- activismDirect effort for reform
treaties · spirituality · displacement · sacred sites · intergenerational · recognition · reparations · collective memory · governance · custodianship · kinship · conservation · belonging · restitution · land back · ancestors · sovereignty · treaty rights
- land rightsland rights, land title, easement, easements, freehold
- Aboriginal lawtribal law, ceremonial law, Dreamtime, songlines, sacred knowledge
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