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Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell wins an Emmy!

March 18, 2025
Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell is welcomed home at the airport after his historic Emmy Award win for “Molly of Denali.” (Photo by Xáalnook Erin Tripp) Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell is welcomed home at the airport after his historic Emmy Award win for “Molly of Denali.” (Photo by Xáalnook Erin Tripp) Photo by Xáalnook Erin Tripp

UAP author Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell won a historic Emmy Award win for his writing on the PBS kids show “Molly of Denali.”!

Twitchell discussed his time working on “Molly of Denali,” the inspiration for the winning “Not a Mascot” episode, how Indigenous storytelling is gaining traction in mainstream media, his work in language revitalization and decolonization, and he shares two poems from his book G̱agaan X̱ʼusyee / Below the Foot of the Sun on Juneau Afternoon’s Rainy Day Conversations.
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