Overview
Synopsis
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.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
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)
