- spe aking ▁A ben aki ▁and ▁C ree , ▁inherited ▁the ▁Great ▁Spirit ▁tradition ▁of ▁their ▁prede cess ors . ▁Git che ▁man it ou ▁( also ▁transl iter ated ▁as ▁G ichi - man ido o ) ▁is ▁an ▁An ish ina abe ▁language ▁word ▁typically ▁interpreted ▁as ▁Great ▁Spirit , ▁the ▁Cre ator ▁of ▁all ▁things ▁and ▁the ▁G iver ▁of ▁Life , ▁and ▁is ▁sometimes ▁translated ▁as ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁Myst ery ". ▁Histor ically , ▁An ish ina abe ▁people ▁believed ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁spirits , ▁whose ▁images ▁were ▁placed ▁near ▁door ways ▁for ▁protection . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁An ish ina abe ▁tradition , ▁Mich il im ack in ac , ▁later ▁named ▁by ▁European ▁sett lers ▁as ▁Mack in ac ▁Island , ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Git che ▁Man it ou , ▁and ▁some ▁An ish ina ab eg ▁tribes ▁would ▁make ▁pil gr images ▁there ▁for ▁rit uals ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁spirit . ▁ ▁Other ▁An ish ina abe ▁names ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁figure , ▁incorpor ated ▁through ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁syn cret ism , ▁are ▁G iz he - man ido o ▁(" v ener able ▁Man ido o "), ▁W en iz h ish id - man ido o ▁(" F air ▁Man ido o ") ▁and ▁G ichi - oj icha ag ▁(" Gre at ▁Spirit "). ▁ ▁While ▁G ichi - man ido o ▁and ▁G ichi - oj icha ag ▁both ▁mean ▁" Gre at