Alexus Young (b. Manitoba, 1970) is two-spirited woman working on themes of colonialism, police brutality, First Nations identity, in essay and animation. She has been a videomaker since 2005, when she began working on projects with professional mentors at Crossing Communities Art Project in Winnipeg. She is two-spirited, hails from Swan River, Manitoba, moving from Winnipeg to Toronto in the 2010s. Young's collaborative work with video and interdisciplinary artist Jess MacCormack, Where we were not; Feeling Reserved, Alexus’ Story (2012, 6min) has screened nationally and internationally at ImagiNative, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival and Bildwechsel (Hamburg, Germany). Some of her works may be found onlookinginspeakingout.com.