Choctaw Stickball
Stickball season culminates in the Choctaw Annual Fair Tournament
Ashton Thompson
About Ashton Thompson
Ashton Thompson is a student at Choctaw High School and an aspiring nurse. She offers Dr. Lindberg a youth’s perspective on tribal life on the Choctaw reservation.
Tribal Affiliation
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Hometown
Choctaw, Mississippi
Region
Southeast
VIDEO CLIPS
Choosing a Healer
Only a “chosen few” children are selected to become medicine men
Diabetes
Causes of diabetes and programs that help individuals with diabetes
Dropouts
Many high-schoolers drop out and go to work at the casino
Native Tongue
She is one of the few people her age who can speak the Choctaw language