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Canadian politician
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Male
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Birth:
(Old Crow, Yukon)
Death:
13 October 1995(Yukon)
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Biography
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.