曼尼通(Manitou)类似于易洛魁部落(Iroquois)的奥伦达(Iroquois orenda),是美洲印第安人神话中阿尔冈昆语族(使用者从北美洲东岸一直延伸到落基山脉)中的精魂和根本生命动力(万物有灵)。它无所不在,并且无处不在:有机体,环境,事件等。Aashaamonetoo的意思是“好精魂”,而otshee monetoo的意思是“坏精魂”。 创造世界时,伟大的精神Aasha Monetoo将土地交给了土著人民,尤其是肖尼族人(美国印第安原住民)。
Manitou , akin to the Iroquois orenda, is the spiritual and fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American mythology. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc. Aashaa monetoo means "good spirit", while otshee monetoo means "bad spirit". When the world was created, the Great Spirit, Aasha Monetoo, gave the land to the indigenous peoples, the Shawnee in particular.