One can accept that the government owns the land while simultaneously believing that the government can abuse that power, just like a bad landlord can.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allodial_title#Nevada
Proper use of allodial title and homeowner's exemptions could go a long way.
The basis for this assertion is that land supply is fundamentally very scarce, so this is zero-sum game. If some have too much, others have little, and the former can extract substantial economic rent from the latter.
If its not the governments, it still belongs to the natives the government stole it from. The individual's legitimacy comes from the government's claims over the land
Even that could be debated. Some tribes also subscribed to the right of conquest, such as the Lakota. Not a pretty thought but just thought it was worth mentioning.