"I believe this to my core — there is no best musician, best artist, best dancer, best actor. The creative arts are subjective," Batiste said. "I just put my head down and I work on the craft every day."
For decades, Indigenous language speakers have been part of a larger movement for cultural revitalization for tribal communities in Minnesota and across the U.S. As the movement grows so does the need to engage language learners in new ways.
Severson said the lyrics of the song, which is titled “Fly Away,” are so beautiful and that she truly believes it was the Holy Spirit working through Williams and herself to create the song.