Samuel Villarreal Catanach is from, and grew up in, P’osuwaegeh Owingeh (the Pueblo of Pojoaque). He serves as the director of the Pueblo’s Tewa Language Department. Samuel’s goal is to give back to his community while continually defining and strengthening his identity and role as a Pueblo person.  Samuel was an American Indian Initiatives Intern at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in 2015.