
A small group of Native women both from within and outside of the UC Davis community have begun coming together to braid bear grass every Sunday afternoon. This group is lively and filled with different combinations of ethnic identities and personalities. This weekly gathering is a chance to affirm cultural practices for one another and a space to commiserate about the stresses of grad life. Learning how to braid and becoming familiar with the feeling of bear grass was an act of communion for me. It's experiences like these that make me glad I chose to come to NAS at UC Davis.