David Pendleton Oakerhater was a Cheyenne warrior and spiritual leader who became a notable artist and Anglican deacon. Born in the 1840s in what is now Oklahoma, he fought in the Red River War before being imprisoned as a prisoner of war at Fort Marion in Florida. During his incarceration, he emerged as a pioneer of modern Native American ledger art. Following his release, he pursued an education in New York, was ordained into the Episcopal Church, and eventually returned to the West to serve as a missionary to Native American communities.