Johnny Abel

Johnny W. Abel (January 1, 1947 – October 13, 1995) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 until his death in 1995. He was a member of the Yukon Party.

He served as chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation from 1978 to 1984.

Abel drowned in a canoeing accident in 1995.

The film Arctic Son was inspired by a meeting between Andrew Walton and Johnny Abel.

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Category:1947 births
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Category:Yukon Party MLAs
Category:First Nations politicians
Category:Indigenous leaders in Yukon
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Category:Accidental deaths in Yukon