UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking

Name: UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking
Director: Brigitte Timmerman
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-11-15
Duration: 67 min
Cast: Tim Grant, Octa Keen, Taylor Keen, Tatanka Means, Wilhelm Meya

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2018 · 67 min · NR · Documentary · TMDB 9.0/10

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.

Directed by Brigitte Timmerman

Cast

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