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This winter sport traditionally played by many tribes in the northern Midwest, including the Ojibwe, Sioux, Wyandotte, Oneida and other Iroquois people. The name is said to have come from the serpentine wiggling motion of the poles as they slide down. Are you a player or goaler for your corner (team)? Small poles are called snow darts. Learning to play snowsnake is a sacred rite of passage. Snow snakes are carved wooden staves slid across an icy stretch to see who can slide the farthest. Snake with fangs graces this design.