Johnny Abel
Encyclopedia
Johnny Abel 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 died in a boating accident in 1995.
The film Arctic Son
was inspired by a meeting between Andrew Walton
and Johnny Abel.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 1992 until his death in 1995. He was a member of the Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
.
He served as chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nation in the northern Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow, Yukon. As the name indicates, the language originally spoken by the people is Gwichʼin language....
from 1978 to 1984.
Abel died in a boating accident in 1995.
The film Arctic Son
Arctic Son
Arctic Son is a 2006 documentary film about a Gwich’in father and son reuniting after 25 years of separation. The two could not be more different: Stanley Njootli, Sr. is a hunter steeped in First Nations traditions. His son, Stanley, Jr., raised by his mother in Washington State, is immersed in...
was inspired by a meeting between Andrew Walton
Andrew Walton
Andrew Peter Walton is a Zimbabwean born former English cricketer. Walton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace....
and Johnny Abel.