Manuel Axel Strain
2-Spirit artist
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Simpcw, and Syilx
October 28–30 · Vancouver
An invitation to consider how we relate across beings and systems, grounded in family memory and land.
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Their September 2025 Vancouver AI talk, recorded at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.
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About Manuel Axel Strain
Manuel Axel Strain is a 2-Spirit artist from the lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Simpcw, and Syilx peoples. Their practice braids family memory, land-based ceremony, and anti-colonial aesthetics to re-imagine how we relate across beings and systems. They presented Remember Your Teachings: Listening Across Species: Interspecies Translation with Care at the Vancouver AI Community Meetup on September 24, 2025, at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.
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Where to find Manuel
- Friday · October 309:20–9:30 AM
Opening welcome
Manuel Axel Strain welcomes everyone to Friday morning at Futureproof Festival.
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