Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 402 (2019-07-12)

Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried

salmon and moose-head soup — foods labeled

weird by other kids who had no understanding

of her culture and traditions.

Now the Fairbanks woman and other Alaska

Natives are presenting their world to a general

audience with “Molly of Denali,” the nation’s first-

ever children’s series featuring indigenous leads.

The animated show, which premieres July 15 on

PBS Kids, highlights the adventures of a 10-year-

old Athabascan girl, Molly Mabray. Her family

owns the Denali Trading Post in the fictitious

community of Qyah, whose residents are both

Native and non-Native.

FIRST US CHILDREN’S SERIES WITH ALASKA NATIVE LEAD KICKS OFF