"Molly of Denali" Creative Producer Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Executive Producer and Co-Creator Dorothea Gillim provide behind-the-scenes insight on the creation of the new PBS Kids animated series based on the adventures of Molly Mabray in the fictional Alaskan village of Qyah. The show is the first nationally distributed children’s series to feature a Native American lead character. Molly is also the first series to feature a curriculum called informational text, a foundational aspect of literacy education. In every episode, Molly navigates her world and solves problems with the help of books, online resources, field guides, historical documents, maps, tables, posters, photos, Indigenous knowledge from elders, her very own vlog and more.
"Molly of Denali" will premiere on WGBH 2 on July 15, at 8:30 am EST.
