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Home / Folklore / Many Native American tribes see cardinals as messengers between the spirit and natural worlds

Many Native American tribes see cardinals as messengers between the spirit and natural worlds

Updated on January 12, 2026November 29, 2025
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Many Native American tribes see cardinals as messengers between the spirit and natural worlds—connecting us to departed loved ones.

Learn more at https://www.cherokee.org/media/hwzdck5e/cardinal.pdf

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