Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act - Directs that any transfer of lands or waters located within the United States from, by or on behalf of the Rhode Island Indian Corporation, or any other entity known as or claiming to be the Narragansett Tribe of Indians, including but not limited to a transfer pursuant to any statute of any State, was and shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the Constitution and all applicable laws of the United States. Stipulates that: (1) to the extent that any such transfer of lands or waters described may involve lands or waters to which the Indian Corporation, or any other entity known as or claiming to be the Narragansett Tribe of Indians, had aboriginal title, such transfers shall be regarded as an extinguishment of such aboriginal title as of the date of said transfer; and (2) by virtue of the approval and ratification of a transfer of lands or waters effected by such transfers or an extinguishment of aboriginal title effected thereby, all claims against the United States, any State or subdivision thereof, or any other person or entity, by the Indian Corporation, or any other entity known as or claiming to be the Narragansett Trib…