UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking
2018
9.0 (1)
1 hr 7 min
English
Our language is sacred, no one can take it from us.
From Nebraska-based filmmaker Brigitte Timmerman, this award-winning documentary profiles the last fluent speakers of the Omaha language. Through a series of vignettes, The Omaha Speaking collects the moving stories of elders who grew up speaking their native tongue and dedicated educators working to keep the language alive. Includes spoken Umóⁿhoⁿ Íye (Omaha) language with English subtitles.
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- Released
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Top Cast
Tim Grant as Self (Drum Keeper of the Omaha Tribe)
Octa Keen as Self (Umóⁿhoⁿ fluent speaker)
Taylor Keen as Self (Founder, Sacred Seed Project)
Tatanka Means as Self (Narrator)
Wilhelm Meya as Self (CEO, The Language Conservancy)
Top Crew
Brigitte Timmerman · Director
Brigitte Timmerman · Writer
Scott Conrad · Editor
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