Calgary·New Alex Manitopyes is Cree/Anishnaabe and designs and creates custom earrings. They say they have never seen non-binary, trans-masculine Indigenous designers come before them. For Alex Manitopyes, there hasn’t been anyone like them to learn from Alex Manitopyes doesn't wear earrings. But they have devoted the majority of their journey in the fashion industry to making them. "It's such an odd thing to not have my ears pierced but focus on that kind of craft and art.