Several Native influencers, performers and academics took to social media this week to criticize Beyoncé or decry the shirt’s language as anti-Indigenous.

Critics argue that the T-shirt’s language frames Native Americans and Mexican revolutionaries as villains, rather than victims of American imperialism, and promotes anti-Indigenous sentiment.

Fans and Indigenous influencers criticize Beyoncé for wearing a shirt that frames Native Americans and Mexican revolutionaries as anything but the victims of American imperialism.

Several Native influencers, performers, and academics took to social media this week to criticize Beyoncé or call the language on her shirt anti-Indigenous.

Critics argue that the T-shirt’s language frames Native Americans and Mexican revolutionaries as villains, rather than victims of American imperialism, and promotes anti-Indigenous sentiment.

A T-shirt worn by Beyoncé during a Juneteenth performance on her “Cowboy Carter” tour has sparked a discussion over how Americans frame their history and caused a wave of criticism.