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Orenda means A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things..
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/ɔˈɹɛn.də/ · noun
A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things..
In the Handbook of American Indians, Alice Fletcher describes the Iroquois conception of orenda as "a fictive force, principle, or magic power"
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Orenda means A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things..
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In the Handbook of American Indians, Alice Fletcher describes the Iroquois conception of orenda as "a fictive force, principle, or magic power"
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