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Crushing Colonialism
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We are an international, Indigenous non-profit organization helping to elevate the voices of Indigenous media creators & storytellers around the world.

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People’s Summit plenaries revived debates on climate justice, food sovereignty, territorial rights, and feminist perspectives as the gathering returned alongside #COP30. The day closed with a Munduruku protest against carbon credit threats in the Upper Tapajós.

Photos & reporting: Natalia Figueredo
A photo of Indigenous people marching in protest. The text reads: "Global Indigenous News | People's Summit Returns With Powerful Calls for Climate Justice" A summary of the news piece. A photo from the plenary session. A photo from the plenary session.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Queering Indigeneity is now on view at the Minnesota Museum of American Art through Aug. 16, 2026. The exhibition highlights Two-Spirit, Native queer, and gender-expansive artists, centering cultural reclamation and community-led artmaking.

Photos/clips: @jendeerinwater.bsky.social
A photo of the exhibit that includes several picture frames. The text reads: "Global Indigenous News | Queering Indigeneity: Reclaiming Two-Spirit Presence in the Upper Midwest" Slide A summary of the exhibition. An art piece from the exhibition. An art piece from the exhibition.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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We’re heartbroken by the passing of Alice Wong–disability rights advocate & founder of the Disability Visibility Project. Honor her legacy by reading her work, uplifting disabled creators, and continuing to fight for disability justice.

Rest in power, Alice 💛

Artwork: Jennifer White-Johnson
Artwork of Alice Wong. The text reads: "Alice Wong's Legacy: A Champion for Disabled Voices and Justice." A photo of Jen Deerinwater and a personal quote.
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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While world leaders meet at #COP30, the People’s Summit returns after years of exclusion—bringing together Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine communities to share solutions and assert their voices.

Photo and reporting: Natalia Figueredo
A photo of community members gathered together. The text reads: "Global Indigenous News | Community-Powered Climate Action at COP30" A summary of the event. A photo of a participant wearing a shirt that reads: "Oil and gas are wealth for the boss. Community-based renewable energy is the solution.” The text reads: "Will you donate to support our mission? crushingcolonialism.org/donate"
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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🎉 Have you booked your FREE tickets to celebrate 2 years of Crushing Colonialism’s #TheMagazine?
Join us for a night of Indigenous art, music, and stories — with unforgettable performances in a fully accessible venue.

📅 Dec 4 | 6–9 PM
📍 Baltimore Center Stage
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/crush...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This week in #TheMagazine: “Ancestral Answer Key” by Marique B. Moss, a poem tracing Afro-Indigenous identity through ancestral voices.

From her new collection Sweetgrass and Soul Food, now available online and in select bookstores.
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An illustrated Indigenous woman. The text reads: "The Magazine | Decolonized Beatz | Ancestral Answer Key" A photo of Marique and an excerpt from the poem. The cover of Marique's book and related info. The text reads: “Support our mission | crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe”
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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🪶 Honoring 2 years of Indigenous brilliance with #TheMagazine! Join us for a FREE night of Indigenous storytelling, art, film, and community–featuring performances by @misschiefrocka.bsky.social and 9a.

📅 Dec 4, 2025 | 6–9 PM EST
📍 Baltimore Center Stage
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November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Our latest feature in #TheMagazine by Bukunmi Oyewole explores Igboora’s World Twins Festival and the Yoruba belief that twins are sacred carriers of spiritual identity.

Read the full piece: crushingcolonialism.org/the-sacred-i...
A photo of two Nigerian twins. The texts reads: "The Magazine | Decolonized Beatz | The Sacred Identity of Twins in Yoruba Tradition" An excerpt from the article. The text reads: “Support our mission | crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe”
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Celebrate 2 years of Crushing Colonialism #TheMagazine! Join us for this FREE event featuring Indigenous storytelling, art, film, & community, with performers @misschiefrocka.bsky.social and 9a.

📅 Dec 4, 2025 | 6–9 PM EST
📍Baltimore Center Stage
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November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Nehiyaw (Bigstone Cree Nation) designer Dusty LeGrande, creator of streetwear brand Mobilize ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ Waskawewin, shared how he weaves language revitalization into his designs at INYFW.

In collab with @nativemax.bsky.social
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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In the poem, “I Indigenous,” featured in The Magazine, Yaffa–a trans, autistic, Muslim, and multiply displaced Indigenous Palestinian–pushes back against the boundaries placed on identities like theirs.

Read the entire piece here: crushingcolonialism.org/i-indigenous/
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October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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#HireIndigenous | Looking to grow your professional capacity as an artist?

🍂 Native Arts & Cultures Foundation’s fall workshops bring together Native artists, awardees, and mentors to share tools for long-term creative success.

Check them out: mailchi.mp/nativeartsan...
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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At Indigenous New York Fashion Week, Navajo & 2S model Zach Ander Thomas shared how his heritage and gender-nonconforming identity shape his fashion journey — and what this new platform means for Indigenous representation.

In collab with @nativemax.bsky.social

​​Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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In the pictorial series Los Perfumados, featured in this edition of #TheMagazine, Muysc descendant artist from the so-called "Colombia" CHICHIMUT blends pigment, memory, & ceremony to reclaim Indigenous identity & resist erasure.

Read the entire piece: crushingcolonialism.org/perfumados-n...
A painting of a deer-man and text that reads: “The Magazine | Decolonized Beatz | Perfumados: Navigating Indigenous Identity Through Ritual Art” Two excerpts from the article. The text reads: “Support our mission | crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe”
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 17 Indigenous artists took over The Met in “NYC” on Lenapehoking. The unsanctioned AR exhibit, ENCODED, reimagines historic works through Indigenous perspectives. On view through 2025.

More info: changethestorychangethefuture.com

Featured artwork: youngmer

Clips: Nat2D2
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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While they honor Columbus, we honor Indigenous resistance.

This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, stand with us to keep Indigenous stories alive.

💫 Donate: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
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October 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Don’t miss tomorrow’s #AccessFest2025 panel on building a disability-led newsroom from scratch!

🕑 Oct 10, 2:30–3:30 p.m. ET
💻 Zoom (paid)

With the participation of our Founding Executive Director @jendeerinwater.bsky.social

Organized by @ire.org

🔗 schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2025
October 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth says the soldiers who carried out the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre deserve their Medals of Honor. Advocate @johnniejae.bsky.social (Otoe-Missouria & Choctaw) exposes how this choice glorifies atrocity and erases truth.

Read the article here: truthout.org/articles/wit...
With Wounded Knee Medals, Trump Admin Suggests There’s Valor in Genocide
The call to rescind those medals is not about erasing history, but about refusing to let lies and conquest define it.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Nigerian-British writer Tunji Offeyi examines how colonial legacies and “Indigeneity” laws continue to shape who gets to belong in Nigeria through the story of the Igarra (Etuno) people, in this feature for #TheMagazine.

Read the entire piece: crushingcolonialism.org/country-of-t...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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🎥 Watch a screening of Severed (2025) on Oct 5. The film follows Mohamad Salah, a teen from #Gaza who lost his leg and survived five Israeli assaults–echoing the experiences of thousands disabled by Israel’s ongoing #GazaGenocide.

RSVP: crushingcolonialism.org/crushing-col...

#DisabilityJustice
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October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Seneca descendant Rachel Arlene Redeye Porter shares her journey to claim Indigeneity amid colonial systems that question belonging, in her article for #TheMagazine.

Read the article here: crushingcolonialism.org/indigenous-e...
A photo of an Indigenous woman holding a sign that reads: "I will not erase myself." The text reads: "The Magazine | Dispatches From Our Relatives | Indigenous Enough: Rematriating Indigenous Identity Today." Two quotes from the article. The text reads: "Support Our Mission | crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe"
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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🎥 Part 2 | In collab with @nativemax.bsky.social, we followed up with Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O’odham & Tohono O’odham), Creative Director of Original Landlords. He shares what drives his creative direction & how fashion can be a tool of reappropriation.

Report & clips by: Fabiana Gibim
September 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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📣 Submissions close tomorrow! #TheMagazine is still seeking pitches from #Indigenous storytellers for our next edition about Indigenous changemakers in 2025.

📆 Deadline: Sept 30

Read the thread for the details.

🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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🎥 In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, during the first INYFW, we also spoke with Dante Biss-Grayson (Osage), the creator behind the family-owned brand Sky-Eagle Collection, who reminded us that "fashion can be for a cause, for social justice."

Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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About a week until the launch of the "Palestine is a Disability Justice Issue" campaign. On Oct 5, 3 pm ET, join us for a screening of Severed–following Mohamad Saleh, who lost his leg at 12, reflecting thousands disabled by Israel’s #GazaGenocide.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/SevOct5
Host: tinyurl.com/SevOct
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September 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM