John J. Brown
John J. Brown, S.J. (also known as Ksistaki-Poka), was an American Roman Catholic priest and educator. A Blackfoot man, he was the first Native American ordained to the Catholic priesthood.
A Roman Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus, Brown was rector of Sacred Heart College (now Regis University) in Denver, Colorado. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Texas, on January 22, 1915. However, Brown resigned in June 1915 before his ordination as bishop, because of ill health.[1][2]
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