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Wind from an Enemy Sky, a 1978 historical fiction novel by D’Arcy McNickle, follows the Little Elk tribe in the northwestern United States as they contend with white colonization and its impact on their land and culture. Bull, the tribe’s chief, and his brother Henry Jim, aim to reclaim their cultural significance amid external pressures, leading to a tragic and escalating conflict. The story addresses racism, cultural erasure, and violence against Indigenous people.