The corporation is authorized, created and established for the following purposes:
To manage and hold the real property acquired pursuant to the provisions of §§ 37-18-6(d) and 37-18-7 for the benefit of the descendants of those individuals of Indian ancestry set forth in the list established pursuant to P.L. 1880, ch. 800, § 4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-4