Niitsítapi (Siksika) Bishop Sidney Black was elected and consecrated in 2017 to be the Indigenous Bishop of Treaty 7 territory, within the Diocese of Calgary. He is a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy from Siksika First Nation and has served in ministry with Indigenous peoples for many years, including leadership roles at the national level of the Anglican Church, where he helped to facilitate the ongoing movement towards an autonomous Indigenous Church within the Anglican Church of Canada.