a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois people to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for
Word origin
[1902; coined by U.S. ethnologist J.N.B. Hewitt from the supposed Huron cognate ofMohawk orę́⸳naɂ inherent power (akin to karę́⸳naɂ song; cf. Seneca oęnǫɂ power, song with power, kaęnǫɂ song)]