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Paugussett chief embroiled in tribes claim for federal recognition dies at 76 FacebookTwitterEmail Chief Quiet Hawk (Aurelius Piper Jr.) of the Golden Hill Paugussett tribe, waits to sign a contract with the city at City Hall in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Dec. 19, 2002, file photo.DOUGLAS HEALEY / AP Aurelius Piper Jr., Chief Quiet Hawk of the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian tribe, who became embroiled in the tribe’s battle for federal recognition, died last week at the age of 76. His death was...

Paugussett chief embroiled in tribe’s claim for federal recognition dies at 76 By Peter Yankowski © Provided by Connecticut Post Chief Quiet Hawk (Aurelius Piper Jr.) of the Golden Hill Paugussett tribe, waits to sign a contract with the city at City Hall in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Dec. 19, 2002, file photo. Aurelius Piper Jr., Chief Quiet Hawk of the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian tribe, who became embroiled in the tribe’s battle for federal recognition, died last week ...