Logline:
Think of throwing a javelin down a bobsled run and onto a frozen river to see it run for hundreds of yards. Now you have a sense of the art and sport of Snowsnake, Host Steve Sxwithul’txw learns a sport that is played by members of the Woodland Tribes in Ontario as well as the Dene Nation in Canada’s far North.
Synopsis:
Host Steve Sxwithul’txw learns how Snowsnakes are made (and why women cannot be present while they are) and how the game originated. These sleek projectile are works of art in themselves and are finely tuned to gain maximum advantage in competition. Steve learns the art of making snakes, practices intensely, and then heads north to Whitehorse to pit himself against the best in the game.
