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In Lakota Traditions , Wakan Tanka is the spirit of Inyan (Rock). It means "The Great Spirit" or "The Great Mystery", which resides in every thing, similar to many notions of God . Every creature and object has a wakan, such as wakan tanka kin, the wakan of the Sun . Alternative: Wakan, Wakanda ( Omaha Tribe ), Oki ( Iroquois ) |
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