At the Chahta Immi Cultural center one can find many fascinating products of Choctaw culture but the most highly sought after and prized of all Choctaw cultural items are the baskets. For centuries Choctaw artisans have been producing baskets of many different shapes, sizes and patterns. Authentic Choctaw baskets are always produced from the cane that is abundant along creek banks and in the marshy areas of this part of Mississippi. Martha Ferguson, buyer at the Chahta Immi Cultural center, does not make baskets herself but can remember when her grandmother tried to teach her to weave. However, she never learned to weave baskets as she cut herself on the first basket she made and vowed to never weave again. In spite of that traumatic incident,