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Manitou is a term used to designate spirits among the Algonquians.
"In all the languages in the Algonquian family, the word manitto or manitou signifies the spirit. Some nations use this word principally to designate the evil spirit or the devil. Thus, in the small vocabulary of P. Lejeune, one finds manitou, spirit, devil; manitousiouats , sorcerers; manitouhhati, leg of the devil. But in general, the Indians in this family distinguish between the great and good and the evil spirit by calling both manitou and then adding a modifier. Kitchi and ketsi (the great) designate the good spirit and matchi or matsi (bad) the evil spirit. The Shawnee say wissé or wishé manitou, the good spirit."
from Du Ponceau's "Comparative Vocabulary and Discussion of Languages of the Algonquian Family"; in Dissertation on the Grammatical System of the Languages of Some Indians of North America, (Paris, 1938) by Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (1760-1844)
Manitous do not exist in a hierarchy like European gods & goddesses, but are more as one part of the body interacting with another, and the spirit of everything.
The Manitou takes good or evil from the individual soul, and then returns it.
I'm welding in the background and my assistant, Uriah Pryor is cutting in the foreground.
Ft Payne, Al.
I really dug this random clocktower in the middle of Manitou Springs. It didn't hurt that it was surrounded by yummy smelling plants.
Views from the Manitou Cliff Dewellings and Museum near Manitou Springs, Colorado: December 28, 2007
Manitou Falls at Pattison Park near Superior, Wisconsin. At 165 feet, Manitou is Wisconsin's highest waterfall.