For what it's worth - I have seen relatively plain white crosses and
crosses adorned with flowers along the roadside where people have been
killed in accidents. This was in northern Saskatchewan for sure and I
think northern Alberta as well. I am not sure if this is strictly a
Native North American custom but these are regions with high aboriginal
populations and reserves .

Audra Oliver wrote:

> ... Along these lines, in the Pacific Northwest white crosses have
> been placed at roadsides where people have been killed in accidents
> for as long as I can remember.  The first I remember of decorated
> crosses in a similar situation was on Native American land in Idaho in
> 1980.  Now there seems to be a widespread practice (at least in the
> Rocky Mountain west) of heavily decorated roadside crosses.  Is this
> more wide-spread or is it localized?
>
>
>

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