Crushing Colonialism
As Haudenosaunee people, we define the Indigenous women-led movement of rematriation as “Returning the Sacred to the Mother.” Across Turtle Island (so-called “North America”) and around the world, Indigenous women are reclaiming traditional teachings and fostering healing within our families, clan systems, Nations, and the world.
“When I say I’m Nigerian…” begins Pendo George, an artisan from Igarra in Edo State, in western Nigeria, “the response is always the same: ‘Yoruba? Hausa? Igbo?'” He shrugs. “Then they look away—because I’m none of those.” His words capture a quiet ache that ripples across the country: the experience of being unseen, unheard, and unacknowledged in a country with over 400 ethnic groups, but one narrative.
My grandmother passed away when I was 16 years old. It was a devastating loss and my first real grief. I was close to her, and her death was unexpected.
Crushing Colonialism is inviting you to participate in a campaign this October, linking Palestine and disability justice, through organizing a grassroots/community screening of the new documentary film, Severed (2025). The campaign will begin with a virtual screening and panel discussion on October 5, 2025, at 3 PM ET.
Following the groundbreaking success of Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride, Crushing Colonialism was honored to host a powerful Indigiqueer panel at the WorldPride 2025 Human Rights Conference, a global gathering of advocates, changemakers, and artists committed to advancing human rights and liberation for all.