Manitu-utshu
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The old portage to avoid the falls by Manitu-utshu. Photo courtesy Peter Armitage.
2006
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The old portage to avoid the falls by Manitu-utshu. Photo courtesy Peter Armitage.
ID: 494
Longitude: -60.7734
Latitude: 53.2497
Pronunciation: məntu:-utʃu:Pronunciation
Translation: Evil Creature Mountain
Feature: mountain

Explanation:
A large, otter-like creature called Uenitshikumishiteu lives in the small mountain besides Mushkrat Falls. Innu found seal bones in a small pond on the top of the mountain that were left there by Uenitshikumishiteu. A tunnel connects this pond to the Churchill River. The creature is said to able to travel anywhere in the water and is able to break through the ice. It can also travel under the ground and through rocks. The Innu consider it to be a very dangerous creature.