The "Natahéndé" had had a considerable influence on the decision-making of some bands of the Western Lipan in the 18th century, especially on the "Tindi Ndé", "Tcha shka-ózhäye", "Tú é diné Ndé" and "Tú sis Ndé". To fight their common enemy, the Comanche, and to protect the northeastern and eastern border of the Apacheria against the Comancheria, the Mescalero ("Natahéndé" and "Guhlkahéndé") on the Plains joined forces with their Lipan kin ("Cuelcahen Ndé", "Te'l kóndahä", "Ndáwe qóhä" and "Shá i`a Nde") to the east and south of them.