The Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act () is a Canadian federal law designed to replace the "First Nations" "Land Management Act" with a legal regime, while maintaining existing laws made under the FNLA by First Nations.
Provisions.
The act allows First Nations to exempt themselves from 44 sections of the "Indian Act".
Under the act, First Nations can develop their own land codes and take more control over the territory in their areas.
Application.
As of April 2023, nationally there 25 separate self-government agreements across 43 Indigenous communities.
Criticism.
The act has been criticised in the "Financial Post" for not allowing the transfer of ownership of land to individual First Nations people.