Mi'kmaw beaders repair damage to 100-year-old relics in Washington, D.C.
![Jocelyn Marshall is one of the expert beaders that was sent to Washington from Mi'kma'ki for a week to assess and determine the best practices for preparing the items to return to Nova Scotia. woman leaning next to antique jacket](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7273821.1721839819!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jocelyn-marshall.jpg)
A pair of expert Mi'kmaw beaders travelled to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., to assess and guide museum conservators on the best processes to stabilize artifacts to be repatriated to Nova Scotia.