Name: Apistotoke Tribal affiliation:Blackfoot Alternate spellings: Apistotoki , Apistotooki, A'pistotooki, Apistotokio, Apisstotoki, A'pistitooki Also known as: Ihtsipatapiyohpa , Iihtsipaitapiiyo'pa, Great Spirit Pronunciation: A'pistotooki is pronounced ah-piss-toh-toh-kee; Iihtsipaitapiiyo'pa varies by dialect but is usually pronounced
ee-tsih-pie-tah-pee-yoh-puh. Type:High god, Creator Related figures in other tribes:Kitchi Manitou (Ojibwe),
Tabaldak (Abenaki), Kiehtan (Wampanoag),
Gisoolg (Mi'kmaq)
Apistotoke is the great creator god of the Blackfoot tribe. This name literally means "Our Creator" in Blackfoot.
Apistotoke is a divine spirit with no human form or attributes and is never personified in Blackfoot folklore-- in fact,
although Apistotoke is usually described as male in modern English, this being is entirely gender-neutral in original Blackfoot texts.
Apistotoke is also known as by the name Iihtsipaitapiiyo'pa ("Source of Life") or, in English,
Great Spirit.
Despite featuring in many traditional prayers, Apistotoke plays a very minimal role in folklore-- the Transformer characters
Old-Man and Old-Woman
do most of the "hands-on" work of creating and teaching humankind. Apistotoke
was used as a translation for "God" in Blackfoot translations of the Bible, and today
many Blackfoot people consider the Creator and the Christian God to be one and the same.
Apistotoke Stories
The Creation:
Blackfoot myth about Apistotoke creating the Earth and the Above People.
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