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Gitche Manitou (Gitchi Manitou, Kitchi Manitou, etc.) means "Great Spirit" in several Algonquian languages. Christian missionaries have translated God as Gitche Manitou in scriptures and prayers in the Algonquian languages. Manitou is a common Algonquian term for spirit, mystery, or deity.
Manitou was widely used during early European contact. In 1585, when Thomas Harriot recorded the first glossary of an Algonquian language, Roanoke (Pamlico), he included the word mantóac, meaning "gods and goddesses". Similar terms are found in nearly all Algonquian languages. In some Algonquian traditions, Gitche Manitou refers to a supreme ...
Gitche Manitou (also transliterated as Gichi-manidoo) is an Anishinaabe language word typically interpreted as Great Spirit, the Creator of all things and the Giver of Life, and is sometimes translated as the "Great Mystery". Historically, Anishinaabe people believed in a variety of spirits, whose images were placed near doorways for protection.
No one manitou is believed to rule supreme over the others. [41] Its name meaning "great manitou", [55] Kitche Manitou (Gichi-Manidoo) is the creator being, but is deemed largely uninvolved with human affairs. [56] Often referred to as the "Master of Life," [57] the figure is not traditionally gendered. [58]
That mighty Gitchi Manitou Sent angel choirs instead; Before their light the stars grew dim, And wandering hunters heard the hymn: "Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, In excelsis gloria." Within a lodge of broken bark The tender Babe was found, A ragged robe of rabbit skin Enwrapp'd His beauty round; But as the hunter braves drew nigh,
They consider it to be home of the Gitche Manitou, or the "Great Spirit." According to legend, Mackinac Island was created by the Great Hare, Michabou, and was the first land to appear after the Great Flood receded. [12] The island was a gathering place for the local tribes, who made offerings to Gitche Manitou.
Gitche Manitou, meaning "Great Spirit" in several Algonquian languages; Great Spirit, an omnipresent supreme life force, generally conceptualized as a supreme being or god, in the traditional religious beliefs of many indigenous cultures in Canada and the United States
The 1973 Gitchie Manitou murders involved an attack on a group of five teenagers at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. Four of the teenagers were killed and a fifth was kidnapped and raped. Brothers Allen, James, and David Fryer were later convicted of the crimes and sentenced to life in prison.