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Kumision I Tano Saina-ta Guåhan Ancestral Lands Commission (GALC)



The Guåhan Ancestral Lands Commission (GALC) was set up by Guam Public Law 25-45 to pass title of federal excess lands, once returned to Government of Guam, back to original landowners or their heirs. Guam Public Law 25-178 sets the missions, mandates, powers and jurisdiction of the Commission in processing claimant applications for Deed of Title.

On this website, you can learn more on how to apply of for Deed of Title, about our Commission, download forms, view GALC’s expense reports, and more! It is just one of the ways we are making our organization more transparent to better serve the people of Guam.

GALC Mission Statement Pursuant to Guam Public Law 25-45, the Guam Ancestral Lands Commission is created; defines the Commission as “Land Claims Facilitator”; mandates the establishment of a “Land Bank”; and compels “just compensation” as return of ancestral land(s) and/or monetary compensation, by:

Facilitating the return of excessed U.S. federal and Government of Guam lands to their original owners;

Pursuing and advocating for the return of excess U.S. federal and Government of Guam lands to their original owners;

Maintaining a “Land Bank (Trust)” for those dispossessed original landowners who will never realize the return of their ancestral lands; and further, pursuant to Guam Public Law 25-178: that “…Ancestral land claims shall be expedited and claims processing shall be considered an urgency measure by all departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the government of Guam whose cooperation in facilitating meritorious claims is considered required.”
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