Film
UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking
2018 · 1h 7m · Documentary
Our language is sacred, no one can take it from us.
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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.
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)
Crew
- Brigitte TimmermanDirector
- Brigitte TimmermanWriter
- Scott ConradEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 15, 2018
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Documentary
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