However, at the boarding school, Keams said the students were forbidden to speak anything other than English. “I just heard it in my head.”Angie believes that, for the first time since leaving the Navajo Nation, Keams had time. “Cedar is a traditional wood that we use [in the Navajo Nation],” Keams said. When the time came for the staff to brainstorm artists to create the 2022 Governor’s Awards in the Arts, Keams’ name came up. And the governor’s here, and I can’t believe all these people are here just to get a flute.’“It’s good medicine, and I was feeling so much joy.