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UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking

Film201867 min9.0/10 on TMDB

Directed by Brigitte Timmerman

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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.Read moreLess

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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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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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 MeansTatanka MeansSelf (Narrator)
Wilhelm Meya
Wilhelm Meya
Self (CEO, The Language Conservancy)
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