The new, two-day Root Experience showcases BIPOC performers and filmmakers from across the greater Pacific Northwest

Featured Root Experience performers (from left) CarliAnn Forthun, Coaster and Olyvia Babinski.

Storytelling is a deeply powerful tool, connecting people from all walks of life and helping new ideas flourish.

Locally and across the globe, many artists from racial or cultural minorities lack a platform to share their stories, a barrier this weekend’s The Root Experience festival aims to dissolve.

“What we really want to honor in this festival is the power of story,” says James Pakootas, co-founder of The Root Experience Collective. “Our biggest impact

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