As a U.S. Marine, Harvey Pratt served in Vietnam. Photo by R.D. Pratt. Harvey Pratt in camouflage. Photo by R.D. Pratt. Harvey Pratt wears a peace medal that has been in his family since the 1880s. Photo by Abraham Farrar. wants to be a chief!” He initially received the name Vehunkis or “He’s Going to Be a Chief.” Raised by a single mom, Pratt tells there weren’t any toys. So his grandfather gave him clay, from which to make his own toys. And his home life was unique. “In my home, when I was a boy, there were all kinds of people coming and going. All these languages were spoken, so it was a bit insane. I grew up speaking English, but I can speak a few Cheyenne words. We were the only Indian family in our El Reno neighborhood. So, there was a stigma, that I would never be anything. But I always thought, ‘I’m not going to be what these people think I should be. I’m going to be what I want to be.’” A student in the El Reno schools, several of Pratt’s teachers looked at his drawings and told him he was talented, and encouraged him to draw. Attending a Catholic school in Anadarko, Harvey drew the Crucifixion, drawing all the people, including Christ, as Indians. Harvey describes how “Father Bock said, ‘You have talent.’ That was in the 21 35