97 STAT. 852 PUBLIC LAW 98-134—OCT. 18, 1983 DEFINITIONS 25 USC 1752. SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act— (1) The term "Tribe" means the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (also known as the Western Pequot Tribe) as identified by chapter 832 of the Connecticut General Statutes and all its predecessors and successors in interest. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is represented, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council. (2) The term "land or natural resources" means any real property or natural resources, or any interest in or right involv- ing any real property or natural resources, including without limitation minerals and mineral rights, timber and timber rights, water and water rights, and hunting and fishing rights. (3) The term "private settlement lands" means— (A) the eight hundred acres, more or less, of privately held land which are identified by a red outline on a map filed with the secretary of the State of Connecticut in accordance with the agreement referred to in section 2(d) of this Act, and (B) the lands known as the Cedar Swamp which are adjacent to the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation as it exists on the date of the enactment of this Act. Within thirty days of the enactment of this Act, the secretary of the State of Connecticut shall transmit to the Secretary a certified copy of said map. (4) The term "settlement lands" means— (A) the lands described in sections 2(a) and 3 of the Act To Implement the Settlement of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Land Claims as enacted by the State of Connecticut and approved on June 9, 1982, and (B) the private settlement lands. (5) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) The term "transfer" means any transaction involving, or any transaction the purpose of which was to effect, a change in title to or control of any land or natural resources, and any act, event, or circumstance that resulted in a change in title to, possession of, dominion over, or control of land or natural resources, including any sale, grant, lease, allotment, partition, or conveyance, whether pursuant to a treaty, compact, or stat- ute of a State or otherwise. (7) The term "reservation" means the existing reservation of the Tribe as defined by chapter 824 of the Connecticut General Statutes and any settlement lands taken in trust by the United States for the Tribe. APPROVAL OF PRIOR TRANSFERS; EXTINGUISHMENT OF ABORIGINAL TITLES AND INDIAN CLAIMS 25 USC 1753. SEC. 4. (a) Any transfer before the date of enactment of this Act from, by, or on behalf of the Tribe or any of its members of land or natural resources located anywhere within the United States, and any transfer before the date of enactment of this Act from, by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe or band of Indians of land or natural resources located an3rwhere within the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, shall be deemed to have been made in accord- ance with the Constitution and all laws of the United States,
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