{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Rock The Rez brings musical empowerment and glam to Indigenous kids","publication_date":"August 24, 2025","summary":"The benefits of music education for children are well-documented. It can boost mental health, enhance creativity and improve cognitive functioning. A summer camp program in South Dakota and Minnesota aims to bring all that and more to Indigenous girls and gender-diverse kids — with a little rock star treatment thrown in. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports.","author_name":"By Megan Thompson","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/08\/e2bf264d80bd2e9d9c895b743e23f9c3-rocktherez-1024x519.jpg","thumbnail_height":519,"thumbnail_width":1024}