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Faith Damon Davison
Faith Damon Davison is an author and also was the Tribal Archivist and Librarian of the Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut for over fourteen years. She is now retired. She got the Honored One Award from the Guardians of Culture and Lifeways International Awards Program for all the work she had done over the years. This work includes making a large contribution in the building of the tribal library, and helping acquire Mohegan cultural properties. Davison also helped teachers develop curriculum in order to teach children about the Mohegans in public schools. Earlier in life, Davison obtained an MLS from the University of Rhode Island and a BLA in Archaeology from Connecticut College. She has been referenced in many books, including "Knitting Through It: Inspiring Stories for Times of Trouble," and "Connecticut's Indigenous People," where she wrote the foreword, enabled by her degree in archaeology. Faith Damon Davison is also listed in the acknowledgements for helping in the writing of the book "The Earth Knows my Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans." Some organizations that Davison is involved in include the Archaeological Society of Connecticut, Davis-Stanton Foundation, Friends of the State Archaeologists Office, Montville Historical Society, New England Museum Association, New England Archivists, New England Library Association, American Library Association, American Indian Library Association, New England Native American Library Association, Slater Museum Collections Committee, Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum and the Connecticut State Library Advisory Council for Library Planning and Acquisitions. She is also part of the Norwich Historical Society's Board of directors.

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