Bible Encyclopedias
Manitou

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Among the North American Indians an animal revealed to the head of a tribe as the guardian spirit of it, and an object of sacred regard. See Totemism .

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Manitou'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/manitou.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.