The spiritual force that named a Canadian province — Manitoba comes from the Cree words for the strait where a drumming spirit was heard.
In Algonquian belief systems, a spirit or supernatural force pervading the natural world; a deity or spiritual power.
From Ojibwe manidoo or related Algonquian forms, meaning spirit, mystery, or supernatural power Key roots: *maneto·wa (Proto-Algonquian: "spirit, supernatural being").