| Johnny Abel | |
| Birth Date: | January 1, 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Old Crow, Yukon |
| Death Place: | Yukon, Canada |
| Office: | MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin |
| Term Start: | 1992 |
| Term End: | 1995 |
| Predecessor: | Norma Kassi |
| Successor: | Esau Schafer |
| 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.[1] [2] [3]
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]