UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking

UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking

2018
1h 7m
9.0

9.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"Our language is sacred, no one can take it from us."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Keywords

thoughtful dignified informative

Quick Facts

Release Date November 15, 2018
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt8814244

Cast

Tim Grant
Tim Grant

Self (Drum Keeper of the Omaha Tribe)

Octa Keen
Octa Keen

Self (Umóⁿhoⁿ fluent speaker)

Taylor Keen
Taylor Keen

Self (Founder, Sacred Seed Project)

Tatanka Means
Tatanka Means

Self (Narrator)

Wilhelm Meya
Wilhelm Meya

Self (CEO, The Language Conservancy)

Key Crew

Brigitte Timmerman
Director
Brigitte Timmerman
Writer