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Ask Rufus: A Basket of Sorrows Until World War I, groups of Choctaws would still travel through Lowndes County. The men would hunt and work on farms, and the women made baskets for trade. This Choctaw basket is more than 100 years old and was passed down through the Billups family, who had a farm in southern Lowndes County near where Tisha Homa, a Choctaw captain known as Red Pepper, once lived. Courtesy photo
In the 1970s, I found an old Choctaw basket in the attic of my great aunt Marcella Sykes Billups Richards‘ home in Columbus. It was not a tourist-trade basket but a well-made, reinforced work basket more than 100 years old.
Some trivia and history of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma oklahoman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oklahoman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bush Honored for Advancing Diversity at USM
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 10:31am | By: David Tisdale
J. Theresa Bush, a University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Theatre program faculty member, has been recognized by the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) for her efforts to advance diversity at The University of Southern Mississippi. Bush was one of 10 nominees for the 2021 IHL Diversity Educator of the Year award, an annual recognition based on teaching, research, publication and community service that demonstrate commitment to the ideals of the award.
An assistant professor of costume design and technology, Bush joined the USM faculty in 2015. She has designed regionally for companies that include the Actors Guild of