Recognizing Ethnic Minority Customary Land Rights in Vietnam and the Philippines
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چکیده
Most ethnic minorities in Vietnam such as the Vietnamese-Thai, Tay, Nung, Hmong, Muong and Dao have a special relationship with the land, elements and other living creatures. This relationship goes beyond mere economic interests to cultural and spiritual connections to the places they have inhabited for generations. These connections have been transmitted and nurtured from generation to generation and ethnic minorities still possess the belief that “Land is sacred and land is life”. The expression of this sacredness is the worship of deities and spirits within the land and its resources that provide the essence of their existence.
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