In the regional Carolina Algonquian language, "mantoac" (or montoac) is the plural word for "gods" or "spirits."When the English scientist Thomas Harriot recorded the local culture in 1585, he noted that the local tribes believed in a plurality of spirits and minor deities which they called mantoac. These spirits were under one supreme eternal creator and were represented by physical carved figures called Kewasowok
— Aug 09, 2026 12:39AM
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