Regulation & law · 26/09/1996Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

Federal Government Declines to Acknowledge Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe

The US Department of the Interior has issued a notice declining to recognize the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, a group based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as an officially acknowledged Indian tribe under federal law, citing a lack of compliance with specific criteria set forth in the Federal Register.