Funded by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Songs for Spirit Lake was part of a three-year project organized by the North Dakota Museum of Art. The project brought together seven artists: John Hitchcock, Tim Schouten, Mary Lucier, Bill Harbort, Rena Effendi, and Terry Jelsing.

 

Challenged to capture the sights and sounds of life on Spirit Lake reservation, they conveyed different perspectives on the subject of contemporary Indian culture on the reservation.