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Fort Calhoun traces its roots to a meeting between explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the Oto and Missouri tribes in August 1804 — 63 years before Nebraska became a state.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

The film adds the wrinkle that the voice on the cassette with which Kafuku runs lines belongs to his wife, Oto.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2022

We learn, from the film’s first act, that Oto has died, and that she had betrayed her husband before that.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

In addition, there are many narrative threads that emphasize the power of storytelling, from an idea Oto is creating for television, to multiple productions of "Uncle Vanya," to Misaki's tales about her late mother.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2021

He remained with the Oto and later returned with them to their village near the mouth of the Platte.

From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives