In Algonquian mythology, what is the name of the great spirit?

In Algonquian mythology, the great spirit is commonly called Gitche Manitou.

Gitche Manitou is an English rendering of an Anishinaabe expression usually translated as “Great Spirit,” “Great Creator,” or “Great Mystery.” The word manitou refers broadly to a spiritual power or being, while gitche means great. In many Algonquian religious contexts, spiritual power is understood as present throughout the natural world rather than confined to a single human-shaped deity.

The answer needs a little context because Algonquian peoples are not one nation with one uniform theology. Names and interpretations differ among language communities, and Manitou by itself can refer to a spirit or sacred life force. Gitche Manitou became especially familiar through Anishinaabe traditions, Christian missionary translations, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha. Wakan Tanka, one of the listed alternatives, belongs to Lakota tradition rather than Algonquian tradition; Gluskap and Nanabozho are important culture heroes or beings, but neither is the standard name for the great spirit.