Slahal

[1] The game was shared in common by the Chehalis[disambiguation needed], Chemakum, Chemainus, Chilliwack, Comox, Cowichan, Klahuse, Klallam, Lummi, Nanaimo, Nisqually, Pentlatch, Puyallup, Quileute, Quinault, Sanich, Sechelt, Skokomish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Songhees, Squamish, and Twana peoples.

[1] It has similar rules between Coast Salish groups, historically providing a shared medium for interaction and peaceful rivalry.

[1] Wagers were placed on the game prior to its beginning and they consisted of items like money, canoes, watches, ponies, coats, shirts, etc.

[1] Once the two teams were decided, they lined up in two parallel rows facing one another that measured fifteen feet apart and sometimes aligned so they were in an east-west position.

[1] The objective of Slahal is for the appointed team leader to guess which of the opponent’s hands the chosen counter is concealed in.

[1] The bone counters were designed to be held lengthwise inside players' fists, and were either blank or marked with red or black bands around their circumference.

[1] Modern Slahal also uses two pairs of playing objects that are painted with black or red designs, though wood is more commonly used than bone.

Slahal being played at Vancouver's Summer Live festival in 2011
A team will play with two sets of bones, each set having one with a stripe and one without.