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Native America Calling: Snow snakes and other traditional winter games
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Snow snakes and other traditional winter games
It’s the time of year when snow snakes are racing across the frozen open spaces in the Upper Midwest, Northeast and wherever else there is adequate snow cover.

The Game and of Snowsnake
The Game and of Snowsnake

As part of our Virtual Native American Winter Games, Snooky Brooks shares how the game of Snowsnake is played. Snooky learned from elders within his communit…
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They are not actual snakes, but a game to see who can throw carved and decorated wooden sticks the farthest.

Snow snakes are one of the traditional Native winter games seeing a surge in popularity thanks to culture and language revitalization efforts.

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