Johnny Abel

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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.^{[citation needed]} He was a member of the Yukon Party.^[1][2][3]

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Johnny Abel
Abel c. 1992
MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin
In office 1992–1995
Preceded by	Norma Kassi
Succeeded by	Esau Schafer
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1947 Old Crow, Yukon
Died	October 13, 1995(1995-10-13) (aged 48) Yukon, Canada
Party	Yukon Party
Occupation	band councillor
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He served as chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation from 1978 to 1984.^[2]

Abel drowned in a canoeing accident^[4] in 1995.

The film Arctic Son was inspired by a meeting between Andrew Walton and Johnny Abel.^[5]

1. ^ Canada, Parliament; Normandin, Pierre G. (April 2, 1995). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Canada. ISBN 9781896413013 – via Google Books.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Credits". Arctic Son. PBS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
3. ^ "The Legislature Speaks - MLA Biography - Johnny Abel". yukonlegislaturespeaks.ca.
4. ^ "Vuntut Gwichin". Yukon Votes 2006. CBC News. 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
5. ^ "Film Description". Arctic Son. PBS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-18.

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