RACHELE AGOYO

Rachele Agoyo, born in 1942 and raised in Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblo, has an innate love of native teachings. With her advanced degrees and cultural upbringing, she as a Head Teacher developed the first Head Start program in a native Pueblo. After marriage, she moved with her husband to his homelands of Okay Owingeh Pueblo where she began a career as a traditional storyteller and a freelance journalist. The storytelling and writing helped her to continue sharing the rich culture and heritage of her Native American Pueblos. She has been a major Inter generational relational influence since 1990 within Tewa Women United.