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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. They are not actual snakes, but a game to see who can throw carved and decorated wooden sticks the farthest. It’s one of the traditional Native winter games seeing a surge in popularity thanks to culture and language revitalization efforts.
Guests:
Paul DeMain (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Ojibwe descent) – chairman of the board of directors of Honor the Earth and an organizer of the Inter-Tribal Nations Snow Snake Festival
Susan Ninham (Ojibwe) – teacher and games organizer
Jon Greendeer (Ho-Chunk) – health and wellness coordinator for the Ho-Chunk Nation and first first place winner of the 0-54 category at the first
Wayne Valliere (Ojibwe and member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians) – director of language and culture at the Lac du Flambeau Public Schools
Break 1 music: Pow Wow Song #8 (song) Red Lake Singers (artist) Old Times (album)
Break 2 music: Euphony (song) Nitanis “Kit” Largo (artist) Serenity (album)
