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Molly Mabray is a 10-year old Gwich’in, Koyukon and Dena’ina Athabascan girl who learns about her history and culture while having fun with her dog, Suki, and friends, Tooey and Trini. She is the main character of the new animated PBS series, Molly of Denali, starting in July. In the first episode she sets out to get her grandfather’s long lost drum returned and learns about the history of boarding schools along the way. It is the first nationally distributed children’s series to feature an Alaska Native lead. In this hour we’ll talk with the creator and cultural advisors to this groundbreaking series.
Guests:
Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Gwich’in) – creative producer for Molly of Denali
Dorothea Gillim – executive producer and co-creator of Molly of Denali
Rochelle Adams (Gwich’in) – Alaska Native advisor for Molly of Denali
Dewey Hoffman (Koyukon Athabascan) – education advisor for Molly of Denali
Break 1 Music: Six Eagle Island Blues (song) Young Native Fiddlers (artist)
Break 2 Music: High Above The Eagle Soars (song) Blackstone (artist) On The Oregon Trail (album)
