Raised in the United States and Africa, Snyder is the daughter of the Beat generation poet Emile Snyder, and the granddaughter of Santa Fe artist Pierre Ménager.
Raised in the United States and Africa, Snyder is the daughter of the French poet and professor of African Languages and Literature Emile Snyder, and Tibetan scholar Jeanette Snyder. She is also the granddaughter of Santa Fe artist Pierre Ménager.