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

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
Political party	Yukon Party
Occupation	band councillor

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]