Question

1. snowsnake players play their turns individually, but the overall game is a team sport. what evidence from the text supports this idea? a. “tribe members would dig tracks in the snow, then throw sticks with messages along the tracks. now, as a sport, the goal for snowsnake players is to throw a stick as far as possible down a snow track.” b. “today, snowsnake is still played by haudenosaunee confederacy members. one popular snowsnake tournament today is called the morrie abrams tournament.” c. “these tracks can be over a mile long! after digging snow tracks, players choose one of two types of snowsnake sticks. the first kind, the longsnake, is seven feet long. the second kind is the mudcat, which is three feet long.” d. “each player on a team throws their snowsnake stick, then tallies how far the stick travelled. at the end of the game, all the players distances are added up. the team that threw sticks the largest total distance wins the game.”

Explanation:

The idea that snow - snake is a team sport despite individual turns is supported by the fact that team members' individual throws' distances are combined to determine the winning team. Option D shows this team - based scoring mechanism.

Answer:

D. "Each player on a team throws their snowsnake stick, then tallies how far the stick travelled. At the end of the game, all the players' distances are added up. The team that threw sticks the largest total distance wins the game."