Born in unceded Lipan Apache and Coahuiltecan territories, known as Yanawana (San Antonio, TX), Alexas was adopted at birth and grew up in Western and Central NY. She attended Ithaca College and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Composition in 2012. After graduating, she was quickly absorbed into the community, and embarked on a path of exploration that led her back to nature and her indigenous roots: Guaní (Taino), Coahuiltecan, Guachichil, and Black. She says, “for the last few years I have cultivated a deeper relationship with seeds, birthwork, health and the land through her traditional Indigenous culture. I believe that through a harmonious relationship with nature, we can begin to restore equilibrium, as individuals, and as a human collective.” She is a birthworker, an herbalist, a seed-keeper, food sovereignty advocate, music teacher, director and co-founder of the Traditional Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Healing, owner of f l x s, healing-informed support services, and a strong advocate for traditional Indigenous culture with her family. At home with her family and several dogs, they steward 32 acres of land, farm, and enjoy the wildlife on their rural homestead in the Southern Finger Lakes. Currently, her spare time is consumed with fibers arts, including spinning, dying and weaving, as well as beading.