“Certainly deserves to be seen,”: CBU opens Kina’masultinej exhibition featuring Mi’kmaq beaders

By Meghan Dewar is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter Cape Breton University’s Art Gallery recently celebrated the opening of their Kina’masultinej exhibition, which features the works of four Mi’kmaq beaders from Eskasoni and Membertou. Beader Jocelyn Marshall of Membertou was delighted to be approached by co-curators Tara Johnson and Greg Davies and asked to include her work. “Tara, the co-curator, has seen some of my work previous. I thought it was a really great opportunity to showcase the work that I wanted to show in its own light, because the majority of my work is custom orders. It was a really great opportunity for me to share some knowledge of our culture, of our art,” Marshall shared. “It’s the 50th anniversary of CBU so our work will be displayed from…

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