UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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)