communities and successive governments of Salta between 1991 and 1996,5 recognizing that unity of the lands is the only manner to enforce respect for "procedures established by the peoples concerned for the transmission of land rights among members of these peoples", consistent with Article 17 of ILO Convention 169 and Article 75 (17) of the national Constitution. The petitioners argue that the national Constitution's recognition of the right to "community ownership of land" necessarily implies that the interpretation of the term "community" must be in accordance with the cultural framework of the indigenous peoples, for if the State aggregates to itself a power of giving content to community ownership, that rule loses its meaning. 2. The principle that the criollo inhabitants who are engaged in cattle ranching should be relocated to nonindigenous areas, while recognizing all the improvements they have made to their facilities. 3. The principle that the indigenous communities may not be relocated. 4. The principle of compensation for the economic costs of criollo inhabitants who, by virtue of the dialogue with the indigenous communities, decide to relocate. 5. The principle of free and informed consultation with the indigenous communities with respect to future areas of urbanization and the routing of roads and highways, before they are planned and executed. 6. The principle that any changes necessary to territorial reorganization must provide sufficient incentives. 42. As well, during the friendly settlement procedure, the petitioners complained on various occasions that the Province of Salta had failed to respect some of its commitments given during the procedure. The petitioners advised the Commission that, although the national government had undertaken from the outset of the friendly settlement procedure not to initiate new works in the territory covered by the claim (except those planned for the police, and the multiple use 5 Decree 2609/91, ratifying the memorandum of understanding signed in San Luis; Decree 1397 of 1995 approving the work of the Honorary Advisory Commission; Memorandum of Understanding on the bridge on September 16, 1996.