Travelling from Six Nations to the Cayuga Nation that is situated near Ithaca, NY Alex traces the cross-border Cayuga Nation paths. Documenting the spiritual journey of her ancestors along their traditional homelands. 

Onákdo:t explores themes of history, building futurities, resiliency and reclamation. Alex challenges the intergenerational impact of displacement rendered through a personal visual narrative. Onákdo:t reflects her artistic practice as a process of claiming self-identity and healing. The performative act of travelling home to Cayuga Lake is both a personal and political journey in reclaiming Indigeneity. 

The effects of the residential school system impacted generations of Indigenous peoples. In honour of her ancestors and as a way to bridge this gap, she spends time on Cayuga territory to regain traditional knowledge.