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Manitou is the spiritual and fundamental life force understood by
Algonquian groups of
Native Americans. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc.
Aashaa monetoo = “good spirit”,
otshee monetoo = “bad spirit”. The Great Spirit,
Aasha Monetoo, gave the land, when the world was created, to the Natives (in particular, the Shawnee).