Lamb-Richmond was born on August 5, 1931, in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, the eldest daughter of Margaret (née Cogswell) and John Ray Jr. She was raised in the Schaghticoke reservation in northwestern Connecticut. She graduated from
Long Island University, subsequently completing a masters degree in anthropology from the
University of Connecticut and a masters in Education from the
Bank Street College of Education. Richmond was a Native storyteller who frequently gave seminars throughout New England. She served as Director of Public Programs for the
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, on the
Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, and was the Director of Education for the Public Programs for the Institute for American Indian Studies in
Washington, Connecticut, from 1988 to 1993 and its assistant director from 1993 to 1996. In 1974, she co-founded American Indians for Development (A.I.D.), serving as its Assistant Director until 1986. In 1987, Connecticut Governor
William O'Neill appointed Richmond to a task force on Native American issues. Richmond was a member of the Connecticut Indian Affairs Council from 1974 to 1985, and served on the Native American Heritage Committee as a legislative appointee. In 2010, Richmond retired as the Director of Public Programs at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center after fifteen years. She died aged 89 on April 26, 2021, in the home of her daughter Erin Lamb-Meeches. == Awards ==