Samara Almonte

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AFFILIATION: Raices Verdes

TITLE: Multimedia Storyteller

LOCATION: Washington

LANGUAGE: English, Spanish

EXPERTISE AREA: DEIJ, Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, Environmental Racism, Hispanic/Latine/A/O Communities, Indigenous/Native Communities, Land Justice, Youth

ABOUT THE EXPERT:

Samara Almonte is part of the Michoacán diaspora, raised between the lakes and tierra caliente regions of Michoacán and occupied Coast Salish territory or the Pacific Northwest. Samara identifies as a P’urhepecha descendant reconnecting with her ancestors, and grounds her multimedia storytelling work in decolonial frameworks that uplift Indigenous peoples self-determination. Samara is the producer and creative director of Raíces Verdes (Green Roots), a multimedia platform dedicated to archiving and sharing the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color across diasporic experiences reconnecting with their “green roots”. Green roots are defined as our ancestral connection to the earth that embodies our relationships with all living and spiritual beings.

CONTACT:

Contact Samara Almonte HERE.