, ▁there ▁came ▁a ▁great ▁un ifying ▁life ▁force ▁that ▁flow ed ▁in ▁and ▁through ▁all ▁things ▁- ▁the ▁flowers ▁of ▁the ▁pla ins , ▁blow ing ▁wind s , ▁rocks , ▁trees , ▁birds , ▁animals ▁- ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁force ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁bre athed ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁man . ▁Thus ▁all ▁things ▁were ▁kind red , ▁and ▁were ▁brought ▁together ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁Great ▁Myst ery . ▁ ▁Man it ou ▁ ▁Man it ou , ▁a kin ▁to ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁or enda , ▁is ▁perce ived ▁as ▁the ▁spiritual ▁and ▁fundamental ▁life ▁force ▁by ▁Alg on qu ian ▁pe op les . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁by ▁pract ition ers ▁to ▁be ▁om ni present ; ▁manifest ing ▁in ▁all ▁things , ▁including ▁organ isms , ▁the ▁environment , ▁and ▁events ▁both ▁human - indu ced ▁and ▁otherwise . ▁Man ifest ations ▁of ▁Man it ou ▁are ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁dual istic , ▁and ▁such ▁contrast ing ▁instances ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁a ash aa ▁mon et oo ▁(" good ▁spirit ") ▁and ▁o ts he e ▁mon et oo ▁(" bad ▁spirit ") ▁respectively . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁when ▁the ▁world ▁was ▁created , ▁the ▁Great ▁Spirit , ▁A asha ▁Mon et oo , ▁gave ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les , ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁Git che ▁Man it ou ▁The ▁An ish ina abe ▁culture , ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Alg on qu ian