David Pendleton Oakerhater (b. ca. 1847 d. August 31 1931) 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 (now Castillo de San Marcos) Florida Oakerhater became one of the founding figures of modern Native American art.
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