John J. Brown Explained
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 full-blooded Native American ordained to the Catholic priesthood.
Brown grew up in the eastern United States and attended Catholic school in Philadelphia and Browning, Montana.[1] He continued his studies at Loyola University Chicago where he earned a degree in theology.[2] He joined the Jesuit order and was ordained on June 16, 1948, at St. Ignatius Mission in Montana.[3]
Notes and References
- News: Bond . Rowland . Picturing Indian as Savage is Misleading, Priest Says . Spokane Daily Chronicle . August 29, 1955.
- Book: Vecsey . Christopher . Where the two roads meet . 1999 . Univ. of Notre Dame Press . Notre Dame, Ind . 9780268019570 . 195.
- Book: Our Negro and Indian missions: Annual report of the secretary of the Commission for the Catholic Missions among Colored People and the Indians . 1926 . Catholic Church Commission for Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians . 1642084 . 28.