Oyate Woyaka: The People Speak
Oyate Woyaka: The People Speak is a documentary film that follows traditional Lakota elders and fluent speakers as they work with younger generations to restore their beautiful language and culture while processing and healing from intergenerational trauma. This powerful, visually told story will offer a window into this culture, the United States history that attempted to destroy the language and the efforts being made to preserve the ancestral Lakota language.
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Oyate Woyaka: The People Speak
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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Oyate Woyaka: The People Speak
Director
George McAuliffe
Description
Oyate Woyaka: The People Speak is a documentary film that follows traditional Lakota elders and fluent speakers as they work with younger generations to restore their beautiful language and culture while processing and healing from intergenerational trauma. This powerful, visually told story will offer a window into this culture, the United States history that attempted to destroy the language and the efforts being made to preserve the ancestral Lakota language.
