Wind from an Enemy Sky

Following the revelation of the Feather Boy bundle’s fate, why is it Bull rather than Louis who ultimately shoots Pell and Rafferty?

Doc Edwards says that if the members of the Little Elk tribe had followed Henry Jim’s lead rather than Bull’s, “they would have been suckered out of everything” (121). How does this tie into the novel’s ideas regarding cultural integrity? Is Edwards right? Why or why not?

How are Bull’s changing relationships with both Antoine and Henry Jim portrayed in the novel? How do these changes reflect his character arc?

Adam Pell and Toby Rafferty both struggle to connect with and understand the members of the Little Elk tribe. How are their attempts similar, and how are they different?

The novel ends with the line, “That day, the cry of the plover was heard everywhere […] No meadowlarks sang, and the world fell apart” (256). What does this imply about the fate of the Little Elk tribe?

The story hinges on the communication and understanding between the characters, or the lack thereof. How does this appear between the members of the Little Elk tribe, in those connected to the Little Elk Agency, and between the two groups?

How do the different characters express attempts to exert power across the novel? How does it differ between the Indigenous American and white characters?

Both Antoine and The Boy were at boarding schools. How has this affected each of them, and why are they treated differently by the other Indigenous American characters in the story?