First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act
{{Short description|Canadian federal legislation}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox legislation
| legislature = Parliament of Canada
| long_title = An Act to provide first nations with the option of managing and regulating oil and gas exploration and exploitation and of receiving moneys otherwise held for them by Canada
| citation = S.C. 2004, c. 48
| image = Royal Coat of arms of Canada.svg
| imagesize = 130px
| date_assented = 2005-11-25
| 1st_reading = 2005-06-01
| 2nd_reading = 2005-10-06
| 3rd_reading = 2005-11-21
| 1st_reading2 = 2005-11-22
| 2nd_reading2 = 2005-11-22
| 3rd_reading2 = 2005-11-24
| related_legislation = Indian Oil and Gas Act
| status = in force
}}
The First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act (FNOGMMA) is an act of the Parliament of Canada relating to the control of land and moneys by certain First Nations.{{Cite journal |last=Wright |first=Laura |last2=White |first2=Jerry P. |date=2012-08-09 |title=Developing Oil and Gas Resources On or Near Indigenous Lands in Canada: An Overview of Laws, Treaties, Regulations and Agreements |url=https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7372 |journal=International Indigenous Policy Journal |volume=3 |issue=2 |doi=10.18584/iipj.2012.3.2.5 |issn=1916-5781|doi-access=free }}
History
Negotiations leading to the legislation were "extensive" and "spirited" with a backdrop of "complex" and "far-reaching" litigation.{{Cite journal |last=Black |first=Alexander J. |date=2008 |title=Devolution of Oil and Gas Jurisdiction To First Nations In Canada |url=https://albertalawreview.com/index.php/ALR/article/view/258 |journal=Alberta Law Review |language=en |pages=537–537 |doi=10.29173/alr258 |issn=1925-8356}}
Provisions
By opting into this act, First Nations opt out of sections 61-69 of the Indian Act.{{Cite journal |last=Gatensby |first=Anthony |date=2013 |title=The Legal Obligation of Band Councils |url=https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ilj/article/view/27624 |journal=Indigenous Law Journal |language=en |volume=12 |issn=1703-4566}}
First Nations who opt into act into the act no longer have the Indian Act requirement of seeking ministerial approval.{{Cite news |date=2014-04-21 |title=Kawacatoose First Nation takes control of its resource moneys |url=https://www.albertanativenews.com/kawacatoose-first-nation-takes-control-of-its-resource-moneys/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113131505/https://www.albertanativenews.com/kawacatoose-first-nation-takes-control-of-its-resource-moneys/ |archive-date=2025-01-13 |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Alberta Native News}}
Application
In 2014, the Kawacatoose First Nation became the first First Nation to opt in to the legislation.{{Cite news |date=2014-03-21 |title=Saskatchewan band becomes first of First Nations to take full control of natural resource royalties |url=https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/saskatchewan-band-becomes-first-of-first-nations-to-take-full-control-of-natural-resource-royalties |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331222559/https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/saskatchewan-band-becomes-first-of-first-nations-to-take-full-control-of-natural-resource-royalties |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Financial Post}}