Helen Clark excerpt on her time with the Spokanes

ID: 4746 ~ Source: Spokane Indians: Children of the Sun by Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown ~ Creator: Nicolle Southwick

This file appears in: Helen W. Clark: Early Teacher and Patronizing Friend to the Spokanes

Helen W. Clark: Early Teacher and Patronizing Friend to the Spokanes

By Nicolle Southwick

Helen Clark, one of the first white school teachers on the Spokane Reservation, was a Scottish Presbyterian who worked with the Women’s National Indian Association. Clark arrived on the Spokane Reservation in 1894, one of the only non-Native…