Wind from an enemy sky

A tragedy of good intentions gone hopelessly wrong, Wind from an Enemy Sky tells the story of the Little Elk People, a fictional Northwestern tribe. Through the eyes of Antoine, grandson of the tribal leader, we see the tribe attempt to overcome their demoralization at the hands of advancing white civilization. The Indians respond to the building of a dam by trying to gain the return of a sacred medicine bundle. McNickleï¿½s ability to depict psychologically complex characters of both races, such as Bull, the aging leader of the Little Elk, and Rafferty, the Indian Agency Superintendent, results in a convincing story and leads the reader to hope that tragedy can be averted. At the same time, McNickle provides a sensitive portrait of the religious depth and human warmth of Indian culture. But although whites and Indians grow in their understanding of one another, the mistakes of the past compound to bring about the violent final confrontation, envisioned in the dreams of the mysterious Two Sleeps.

Wind from an Enemy Sky

McNickle, D'Arcy

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins

Reviews the history of contact between whites and the aboriginal inhabitants of North America and discusses how Native Americans have maintained their cultural identity

Native American Tribalism; Indian Survivals and Renewals.

History

Americas

Oxford Univ. Pr.

Contrary to the white man's early expectations, the Indian tribes of North American have neither vanished nor become assimilated; rather they have maintained their cultural identity, and the size, social organization, and frequently the location of their population. McNickle, a member of the Flathead Tribe of Montana, here explains how Indian tribes have managed to remain an ethnic and cultural enclave within the dominant -- and often domineering -- societies of the U.S. and Canada, from colonial times to the present. This is a greatly expanded, thoroughly revised and updated version of McNickle's earlier work, Indian Tribes of the United States.

Native American Tribalism: Indian Survivals and Renewals

Oxford University Press

Contrary to the white man's early expectations, the Indian tribes of North America neither vanished nor assimilated. Despite almost four hundred years of contact with the dominant--and often domineering--Western civilization, Native Americans have maintained their cultural identity, the size, social organization, and frequently the location of their population, and their unique position before the law. Now brought up to date with a new introduction by Peter Iverson, this classic book reviews the history of contact between whites and Indians, explaining how the aboriginal inhabitants of North America have managed to remain an ethnic and cultural enclave within American and Canadian society from colonial times to the present day. The late D'Arcy McNickle--renowned anthropologist and member of the Flathead Tribe of Montana--shows that while Native Americans have always been eager to adopt the knowledge and technology of white society, they carefully adapt these changes to fit into their own culture. He maintains that by emphasizing tribal self-determination, the federal government can best help Native Americans to modernize and achieve independence even as they preserve their ancient heritage. Iverson's introduction to the new edition discusses McNickle's singular contribution to Native American Studies, and provides an overview of recent events and scholarship in the field. He has also brought up to date the appendix describing the geographical distribution of the principle tribes in the United States and Canada. With its comprehensive coverage and unique perspective, the new edition of Native American Tribalism is essential reading for those who want to understand the past and present of our first Americans.

Business & Money

Finance

Institute of Race Relations

Indian Man: A Life of Oliver La Fargexiii, 242 pp. A biography of Oliver La Farge who worked to help Native Americans preserve their heritage and religious and cultural identity.Keywords: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES ANTHROPOLOGY AMERICAN HISTORY BIOGRAPHY

Indian Man; A Life of Oliver LA Farge

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Indiana Univ. Pr

They came here first: The epic of the American Indian

Octagon Books

These sixteen stories—ten of which have not been previously published—represent the work of one of the most influential Native American writers of the twentieth century—held by many to be the most important Native American to write fiction before N. Scott Momaday. Birgit Hans's introductory essay provides a brief biography of McNickle, sets the stories in the context of his better known work, and provides insights into their literary significance. Together, they constitute a collection essential to an adequate understanding of McNickle and of the development of Native American fiction. CONTENTS The Reservation Hard Riding En roulant ma boule, roulant... Meat for God Snowfall Train Time Montana The Hawk Is Hungry Debt of Gratitude Newcomers Man's Work Going to School The City Manhattan Wedlock Let the War Be Fought In the Alien Corn Six Beautiful in Paris The Silver Locket

The Hawk Is Hungry and Other Stories (Sun Tracks)

United States

University of Arizona Press

These sixteen stories—ten of which have not been previously published—represent the work of one of the most influential Native American writers of the twentieth century—held by many to be the most important Native Americans to write fiction before N. Scott Momaday. Birgit Hans's introductory essay provides a brief biography of McNickle, sets the stories in the context of his better known work, and provides insights into their literary significance. Together, they constitute a collection essential to an adequate understanding of McNickle and of the development of Native American fiction. CONTENTS The Reservation Hard Riding En roulant ma boule, roulant... Meat for God Snowfall Train Time Montana The Hawk Is Hungry Debt of Gratitude Newcomers Man's Work Going to School The City Manhattan Wedlock Let the War Be Fought In the Alien Corn Six Beautiful in Paris The Silver Locket

The Hawk Is Hungry and Other Stories (Volume 22) (Sun Tracks)

As The Surrounded opens, Archilde León has just returned from the big city to his father's ranch on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. The story that unfolds captures the intense and varied conflict that already characterized reservation life in 1936, when this remarkable novel was first published. 
Educated at a federal Indian boarding school, Archilde is torn not only between white and Indian cultures but also between love for his Spanish father and his Indian mother, who in her old age is rejecting white culture and religion to return to the ways of her people. Archilde's young contemporaries, meanwhile, are succumbing to the destructive influence of reservation life, growing increasingly uprooted, dissolute, and hopeless. Although Archilde plans to leave the reservation after a brief visit, his entanglements delay his departure until he faces destruction by the white man's law. 
In an early review of The Surrounded, Oliver La Farge praised it as "simple, clear, direct, devoid of affectations, and fast-moving." He included it in his "small list of creditable modern novels using the first Americans as theme." Several decades later, long out of print but not forgotten, The Surrounded is still considered one of the best works of fiction by or about Native Americans.

The Surrounded (Zia Books)

UNM Press

First published in 1954 and long out of print, this novel of pre-Hispanic Indian life in the Southwest combines the authenticity of an anthropological report with the suspense of a mystery novel. The author, best known as an anthropologist during his lifetime, is now recognized as a major Native American novelist. Hitherto virtually unknown, Runner in the Sun is sure to take its place next to McNickle's The Surrounded, also available from UNM Press, as a classic of Native American fiction.

Runner in the Sun (Zia Books)

Children's Books

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Wind from an Enemy Sky

Native American Tribalism; Indian Survivals and Renewals.

Native American Tribalism: Indian Survivals and Renewals

Native American Tribalism: Indian Survivals and Renewals

Indian Man; A Life of Oliver LA Farge

They came here first: The epic of the American Indian

The Hawk Is Hungry and Other Stories (Sun Tracks)

The Hawk Is Hungry and Other Stories (Volume 22) (Sun Tracks)

The Surrounded (Zia Books)

Runner in the Sun (Zia Books)