I just want to be able to help others the way they’ve helped me.” “I was encouraged to apply here at Clark because I’ve got some wonderful elders behind me, one of them being (Becky Archibald). “I just wouldn’t be able to afford the books without this,” said Johnson, who is pursuing a business degree in order to one day start a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It was originally introduced by Becky Archibald and Anna Schmasow, two former Clark students. The award grants $500 for tuition and books for Clark students who identify as Native American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native or Indigenous to the Americas. Johnson, a 51-year-old Navy veteran and member of the Colville and Lakes Tribes, is one of two recipients of the 2022-2023 Dreamcatcher Scholarship at Clark College. “This is going to let me be able to catch my dream,” Johnson said. Barriers to secondary education come in many shapes and sizes, perhaps most notably in the lack of access to scholarships and financial aid.įor some, that aid can alleviate day-to-day stress and limit future debt - but for students like Duana Johnson, such awards are nothing short of life-changing.
