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Great Spirit
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The
Great Spirit
, called
Wakan Tanka
among the
Sioux
and
Gitche Manitou
in
Algonquian
, is a conception of universal spiritual force, or
supreme being
prevalent among some
Native American
and
First Nation
cultures. According to
Lakota
activist
Russell Means
a better translation of
Wakan Tanka
is the
Great Mystery
.
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