An animated PBS KIDS series about an Alaska Native girl living in the fictional village of Qyah, Alaska, is winning fans among children and the attention of national news media too.
Molly of Denali, a series plus podcast and games produced by WGBH Boston, has won a 2020 George Foster Peabody award for Children’s Programming in 2019
The series is the first nationally distributed children’s program to feature a Native American and Alaska Native lead character. It follows the adventures of Molly Mabray, of fictional Qyah.
Molly of Denali was developed with a working group of Alaska Native collaborators, as well as Alaska Native voice talent, writers and producers. Informational text, the underlying curriculum for Molly of Denali, is integrated into the series’ episodes, games, app, website and assets for educators, families and kids.
The George Foster Peabody Awards are named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody. They honor the most powerful, enlightening and invigorating stories in television, radio and online media. Programs are recognized in seven categories: news, entertainment, documentaries, children’s programming, education, interactive programming and public service.
