Wileety Native American College at SacState

We are open and excited to have everyone visit and join us for Admitted Student’s Day!! You can find us in LIB 1001 from 10-2pm or visit us at our table the main quad!

We had a great time at the 39th Annual Mendocino College Native American Motivation Day! So glad we could connect with the Pomo Pathways Program and future students.

Big thank you to Dr. Caitlin Keliiaa for sharing about her book “Refusing Settler Domesticity.” Thank you so much for being in community with our Wileety Students.

We are so happy to share that received a scholarship on Tuesday evening at the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (AEG) Student Night. Congratulations!

We are very proud of our staff and faculty mentors Tiffany, Rose, Erika, who were nominated for Women of Influence Award!

We had a great time being in community and sharing information about Wileety at the UC Davis Big time last night. Looking forward to sharing more during the UCD Powwow today. Come say hi!

We sincerely appreciate Samantha Cypret (Mountain Maidu) for joining Wileety Native American College to speak with our students on Repatriation: Bringing Our Ancestors Home. As part of our learning space, her discussion on NAGPRA, accountability, and Tribal responsibility offered important insight into the legal and cultural work of repatriation.

Our students benefit greatly from your leadership, knowledge, and dedication to Tribal Nations and Native communities. Thank you for taking the time to encourage and uplift our future student leaders.

We are so proud that Dr. Erika Salinas and we sincerely appreciate Dr. Erika Salinas for speaking with our class and sharing her knowledge on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). We are grateful for your leadership, advocacy, and for representing Native women in academia and child welfare. Thank you, Dr. Salinas, for sharing your wisdom, educating, and inspiring our future student leaders.

We’re excited to announce that the Native Forward scholarship application deadline has been extended to April 3, 2026!

This extension gives more students the opportunity to apply for several funding opportunities, including:
• Native Forward Access Funding
• Miller Indigenous Economic Development Fellowship
• BIE Internship Funding for STEM Students
• BIE Professional Development Funding for STEM Educators and Students

If you’ve been thinking about applying, now is the time!
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We sincerely appreciate Vice Chair Raquel Williams for speaking on Tribal Leadership last week with the Wileety Native American College as part of the Introduction to Tribal Leadership Course. Our students benefit from your leadership in our community, across the state and nation. Thank you for encouraging our future student leaders.

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Please think about giving to Wileety Native American College at Sacramento State. Look for Sacramento State giving then select Wileety Native American College. Our future generations need you. Thank you.

https://givesacstateday.csus.edu/

Join us to celebrate our Native American Student Grads on Saturday May 2, 2026 at the Harper Alumni Center from 11am - 2pm.

Hosted by NAS & Department of Ethnic Studies.