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Esak’timá Center Services

About the Esak’timá Center

The Esak’timá Center (eh-sack-tee-mah) at Sacramento State, residing on Miwok, Maidu, and Nisenan land, strives to support the academic and holistic success of Native American and Alaska Native students and welcomes all students to come learn and engage with our communities.

The Esak'timá Center provides services that support students in their academic journey including academic advising, workshops, peer advising, scholarship referrals, cultural presentations and workshops, student leadership opportunities, and connecting with campus and community resources. We strive to make the center a home away from home where Native American and Alaska Native students’ values and identities are recognized, honored, and celebrated, while providing support services that foster their academic, physical, social, and emotional well-being. The center is open and welcomes you to come learn alongside us and be in community.

We have moved to a new location! We are now located in Library 1010 (next to the Grumpy Mule)

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A visual of the environment in the Esak'tima center lobby.

Pronunciation

Esak'tima': Eh-sahk-TEE-mah'

Eh as in the "e" in "bed."
Sahk with a sharp "k" sound.
TEE is stressed, pronounced like "tea."

Miwok [MEE WOK]

Nisenan [NEE SHINON]

Maidu [MY DO]

Patwin [POT WIN]

Nissim-Pawenan [Nih-seem Pah-weh-nan]

Wintun [Win-toon]

Our Services

We center student success through:

Academic Support

  • Academic Advising
  • Scholarship Application Workshops and Becoming a Competitive Applicant
  • Financial Aid Navigation
  • Career Exploration

Holistic Support

  • Programs that highlight Native American & Alaska Native Culture
  • Traditional Blessings and Traditional Medicine
  • Resource Referral and Navigation
  • Events that foster community building

Physical Space

  • Student lounge with tables, chairs, and couches for students to utilize
  • An outdoor patio to focus on academics or relax in between classes
  • Access to a fridge, microwave, and kettle
  • *NOTE* the Esak’timá Center is currently pausing all Space Requests until further notice

Signature Programs

  • Beading Circle – a space for students to connect with one another, faculty, and staff while learning how to bead in community.
  • Semester Blessing – at the beginning of each semester we strive to host a blessing for students, faculty, and staff to start the semester off in a good way.

Academic Advising

We now offer Academic Advising at the Esak’timá Center. In partnership with the Academic Advising Center, we have a dedicated Academic Advisor to help answer questions about general education and graduation requirements. We invite you to connect with Martell French, Academic Advisor, here at the center to answer any questions you may have around your academic progress, add/drop process, or other questions you might have.

Drop-in Availability at Esak’timá Center:

Wednesday mornings at the center from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Thursday afternoons online from 1 - 5 p.m.

Email: martellfrench@csus.edu

Martell French portrait