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Johnny Abel
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

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.

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