David Pendleton Oakerhater
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Indian Territory |
Date of died | August 31,1931 |
Died | Watonga |
Oklahoma | |
United States | |
Feast | 1 September |
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ID | 1334556 |
David Pendleton Oakerhater Life story
David Pendleton Oakerhater, also known as O-kuh-ha-tuh and Making Medicine, was a Cheyenne Indian warrior and spiritual leader, who became an artist and Episcopal deacon. Imprisoned in 1875 after the Indian Wars at Fort Marion, Florida, Oakerhater became one of the founding figures of modern Native American art.