Johnny Abel
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| Johnny Abel | |
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| MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin | |
| In office 1992–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Norma Kassi |
| Succeeded by | Esau Schafer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1947 Old Crow, Yukon |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Yukon, Canada |
| Political party | Yukon Party |
| Occupation | band councillor |
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.[1][2][3]
He served as chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation from 1978 to 1984.[2]
Abel drowned in a canoeing accident[4][5] in 1995.
The film Arctic Son was inspired by a meeting between Andrew Walton and Johnny Abel.[6]
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