UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking

Name: UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 9

2018 · 67 min

Documentary

★ 9.0

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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.

Crew

Director Brigitte Timmerman
Writer Brigitte Timmerman

Cast

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Tim Grant
Self (Drum Keeper of the Omaha Tribe)
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Octa Keen
Self (Umóⁿhoⁿ fluent speaker)
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Taylor Keen
Self (Founder, Sacred Seed Project)
Tatanka Means
Self (Narrator)
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Wilhelm Meya
Self (CEO, The Language Conservancy)

Crew

Director — Brigitte Timmerman
Writer — Brigitte Timmerman

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