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Chickasaw Explorers connect with history, excavate historic homelands site
COLUMBUS, Miss. – An archeological dig in the Mississippi Homelands proved exhausting, but emotionally uplifting for eight Chickasaw Explorers who labored at Butler Mound for two weeks in July. The Explorers employed dirt sifters, shovels and trowels to unlock the secrets hidden within the mysterious mound located near the Tom...
Osage artist brings "art therapy" to Artesian Arts Festival
Wendy Ponca believes all art is therapy. Whether it be paint, fiber or jewelry, she believes art is therapeutic for the artist as well as the art consumer. "Art can make you a much happier person," Ponca said. "That's why I chose to study art therapy. I noticed that Native Americans respond much better to art therapy, rather tha...