Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Chibiabos" | Algonquin | Brother of Nanabush. Algonquin |
Spirit name "Gitche Manitou" | Algonquin | The Great spirit, the Creator of all things and the Giver of Life. Algonquin |
Spirit name "Gitche/ Manitou" | Algonquin / Lenape | The Great spirit, the All Father |
King name "Gluskap" | Algonquin | Was responsible for making all the good things in the universe from his mother's body. His evil brother Malsum created the mountains and valleys and all the nasty things. Algonquin |
"Gluskap/ Glooscap" | Algonquin | The creator force |
"Ikas" | Algonquin | Mother earth Algonquin |
Spirit name "Kiehton" | Algonquin | Great spirit and creator. The Algonquin |
God name "Kitanitowit" | Algonquin / E Canada | A being who is present everywhere in the universe, he is invisible, like most gods |
God name "Kitanitowit (good creator)" | Algonquin Indian / eastern Canada | Creator god. The first being who is present everywhere in the universe. He is invisible and is represented diagrammatically by a point surrounded by a circle on which are marked the four quarters.... |
"Malsum" | Algonquin | Destructive brother of Gluskap Algonquin |
God name "Manibozho" | Algonquin | The Great Hare, a trickster god, and founder of their magical worship. He is also regarded as the inventor of fishing, hieroglyphs, and as the creator of the earth. Algonquin |
Spirit name "Manito/ Manitou/ Manitu" | Lapiti / Algonquin / Lakota / Ojibiwa & other tribes | The Great spirit |
Spirit name "Manitou" | Algonquin | Manito, Manitu, in traditional Algonquian First Nations culture, is the Great spirit, the Creator of all things and the Giver of Life. "Manitou" is an Algonquin word for "spirit", and "Gitche Manitou" means "Great spirit". |
Spirit name "Manitu" | Algonquin Indian / USA | Creator god. A vaguely defined being who controls all things and imparts knowledge to the tribe. He may be identified as the great spirit in the sky. Probably similar to MANITO.... |
"Midewiwin Algonquin" | NE US E Canada | This is the great Medicine dance which requires the epitome of reverence is performed or the tribe will suffer |
God name "Minabozho Algonquin" | NE US E Canada | this clumsy god fell into the seat and make it over low |
Spirit name "Nanabush" | Algonquin | Creator and good spirit Algonquin |
Spirit name "Nanabush/ Manabozho/ Wisaaka/ Glooscap" | Algonquin | The creator & good spirit |