Orishatukeh Faduma (September 15, 1855 – January 25, 1946) was a British Guiana-born Nigerian-American Christian missionary and educator, who was also an advocate for African culture.
It was during this period in 1887 that he formed an association called Dress Reform society with other members of the Freetown community including Dr. Edward Blyden and A. E. Tobuku-Metzger.
The society was aimed to foster the wearing of African robes in lieu of the Victorian coat imposed by westerners and creoles.
He was the first African student to enrol at Yale Divinity School after obtaining a scholarship of $400 at the time to study philosophy and religion.
From 1895 till 1914, he was appointed as principal and pastor-in charge of Peabody Academy, Troy, North Carolina which was established in 1880 for the education of African Americans.
In 1894 he was a Yale delegate to the Inter-Seminary Missionary Alliance meeting held in Rochester, New York where he delivered a paper on "Industrial Missions in Africa."
Faduma became a member of the New York–based American Negro Academy, a forum established in 1904 by prominent African-American intellectuals to voice their opinions regarding the welfare of blacks.
He was assistant principal and instructor in Latin, ancient and modern history and English Literature at Lincoln Academy, Kings Mountain.