Molly of Denali Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

PBS KIDS has launched season two of Molly of Denali, honoring Native American Heritage Month.

Produced by GBH Boston and Atomic Cartoons, the series follows the adventures of Molly, a 10-year-old Alaska Native girl. The first episode of the second season sees Molly find inspiration from the real-life Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich, who was instrumental in the passing of the first anti-discrimination law in the U.S. in 1945.

Other episodes that premiered last week saw Molly and her friends design a special treehouse, help train a sled dog, search for a rare hummingbird that migrates every year from Mexico and find creative ways to stay warm.

More season two episodes will be coming soon.

“This season offers more groundbreaking episodes that uplift Alaska Native values and cultures and celebrates the importance of community and the natural world,” said Dorothea Gillim, series executive producer. “Audiences will love all the great new content, including animated and live-action shorts, as well as a suite of digital games.”

“In Molly of Denali, we are sharing the rich wisdom of elders before us, passing along over 10,000 years of scientific, environmental and social-emotional knowledge,” said Yatibaey Evans, creative producer. “The series is an opportunity for Alaska Native people to tell the world about our ways of life that will help preserve our collective future.“

“PBS KIDS is proud to bring kids and families nationwide a second season of Molly of Denali,” said Lesli Rotenberg, chief programming executive and general manager of children’s media and education at PBS. “Representation and inclusion are critical to our work, and we’re thrilled to continue building on that mission through this groundbreaking series, which also teaches critical literacy skills.”