This Saturday marks the 35th Annual Buder Center Powwow at WashU—a celebration of Indigenous culture, community, and resilience. A Powwow is more than a gathering; it’s a vibrant expression of identity through dance, song, and tradition passed through generations. “It’s just one day, but it means so much. Every year, I meet Native people I’ve never met before. It’s a place of connection, of being seen. And we invite everyone—faculty, staff, students, community members—to come.” In celebration of this, our latest #FacesofWashU series highlights members of WashU’s Indigenous community who continue to shape, inspire, and uplift our campus. Dr. Pam Begay grew up half of her early life on a farm in New Mexico, rising before the sun with her grandmother and sister. Apples, cherries, squash, watermelon, corn—each harvest was the reward for labors of love poured into the soil. “We saw the fruits of our labor.” That connection—to land, to labor, to legacy—shapes everything she does. To...