Orange crosswalks are popping up across Canada as a way to raise awareness and honour residential school survivors ahead of the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday. • Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist Wyler Diome-Montour had the idea to design bright orange crosswalks in his community. • He approached his father, who works at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, about the idea. The organization jumped on board. • Just under a dozen crosswalks throughout Kahnawake, most surrounding local elementary schools, were repainted bright orange with stencils of white eagle feathers on Wednesday. • "In the grand scheme of things, it's a small gesture but every gesture counts," said Diome-Montour. • Similar crosswalks have also appeared this week in downtown Kitchener, Ont., and Fredericton. • The fresh paint outside Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton is about raising awareness and creating allies, said guidance counsellor Juliana Paul, who is Wolastoqey from Sitansisk (St. Mary's First Nation). • "In order to move forward, we have to reflect on our past and it's important that we have these symbolic representations so that we can learn to move forward in a good way," she said. • • • Photos: Edwin Hunter/CBC, Ka’nhehsí:io Deer/CBC #nationaldayoftruthandreconcilation #NDTR #orangeshirtday #reconciliacion #cbcindigenous