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Promoting indigenous media and arts.

Crushing Colonialism was founded and operated by Indigenous people working in a variety of storytelling fields across the world. We work to increase the pay and employment of Indigenous storytellers while also promoting their work, providing funding for media and arts projects, and increasing access to professional representation.

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Mission
TO UPLIFT AND TELL THE STORIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

Crushing Colonialism’s mission is to uplift and tell the stories of Indigenous people through media and traditional storytelling. We produce international reporting and organizing to inform and empower marginalized community members, create professional opportunities, and advocate for the just funding and employment of Native artists, media workers and storytellers. In doing this we control our narratives in order to crush colonialism.

News & Updates

Crushing Colonialism Joins the Kennedy Center’s Culture Caucus

Crushing Colonialism, an Indigenous-led organization in the so-called United States, is expanding its social impact by joining the prestigious Culture Caucus at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The Hard Road of Hope

On June 10, 2024, Crushing Colonialism hosted an event at Baltimore Center Stage that included a film screening followed by a conversation between filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield and Jen Deerinwater, the founding executive director of Crushing Colonialism and the impetus for the film.

Kicking Off Pride with Solange Aguilar’s Moving Tribute to Nex Benedict

Here at Crushing Colonialism, we are ushering in Pride by highlighting a beautiful and moving tribute to Nex Benedict by Solange Aguilar, a Mescalero Apache, Yo’eme, & Filipinx artist. 

Alice Wong
Founder and Director, Disability Visibility Project

“Crushing Colonialism is a much needed organization that centers Indigenous storytelling in a variety of formats and mediums. Indigenous people are creating their own media in the face of erasure and marginalization and everyone should pay attention.”

Photo: Mercia Cummings
Mercia Cummings
LCPC (Piscataway Conoy)

When I think of Crushing Colonialism, I think of “inclusive knowledge exchange”.  Crushing Colonialism provides information, creates safe spaces for the global majority who are often “minioritzed” and underserved, challenging inferior thinking and pushing society to see and embrace those it has often overlooked and ignored while allowing the voiceless to be heard and celebrated.

Maddie Crowley
Disability Media and Marketing Specialist

“Crushing Colonialism is making such important waves in Indigenous & disabled spaces. Everything from their outward facing media and arts efforts with The Magazine and Decolonized Beats to their Hire Indigenous employment endeavors, CC is dedicated to telling and amplifying Native folks’ stories and skills in a way that is so needed and valuable.“

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