Stick gambling

Stick gambling is a traditional hand game played by many indigenous people in the Northern Regions of Canada and Alaska, with the rules varying among each group.

Games could last for several days during which prized matches, shot, gunpowder, or tobacco would be staked.

[1][2] The Yukon Territory First Nations in Canada holds many annual hand games, or stick gambling tournaments, in which both genders play.

When the captain on the opposing team claps their hands, the drumming ceases and the players show their fists.

Once the full team is up from hiding or whatever members remain, the opposing captain points.

If players point left or right and have their thumb up that is technically an outside split and requires specific placement between two people.