Sam Johnston (Yukon politician)
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Samuel Timothy "Sam" Johnston (born November 20, 1935) is a former chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council
from 1970 to 1984 and former political figure in the Yukon
, Canada. He represented Campbell in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 1985 to 1992 as a NDP
member.
He was born in Teslin, Yukon
, the son of David Peter Johnston and Rose Morris, and was educated in Carcross
. In 1983, he married Kelly Ruth Hyatt. Johnston served as Speaker for the assembly from 1985 to 1992. He was the first native Canadian to serve as a speaker in Canada. He served as chancellor for Yukon College
from 2004 to 2008.
Johnston also competed in archery at the North American Indigenous Games and was a coach at the North American Indigenous Games and the Arctic Winter Games. He was inducted into the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in 2003.
Teslin Tlingit Council
The Teslin Tlingit Council is a First Nation government in the central Yukon in Canada, located in Teslin, Yukon along the Alaska Highway and Teslin Lake. The language originally spoken by the Teslin is Tlingit...
from 1970 to 1984 and former political figure in the Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, Canada. He represented Campbell 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 1985 to 1992 as a NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
member.
He was born in Teslin, Yukon
Teslin, Yukon
The community of Teslin includes the Village of Teslin and an adjacent Indian Reserve in the Yukon, Canada. Teslin is situated at historical Mile 804 on the Alaska Highway along Teslin Lake. The Hudson's Bay Company established a small trading post at Teslin in 1903...
, the son of David Peter Johnston and Rose Morris, and was educated in Carcross
Carcross, Yukon
Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It has a population of 431 and is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation....
. In 1983, he married Kelly Ruth Hyatt. Johnston served as Speaker for the assembly from 1985 to 1992. He was the first native Canadian to serve as a speaker in Canada. He served as chancellor for Yukon College
Yukon College
Yukon College is a community college in the Canadian territory of Yukon. Its main campus is in Whitehorse, Yukon. The college was founded in 1983, replacing the Yukon Vocational and Technical Training Centre, which had been in operation since the 1960s...
from 2004 to 2008.
Johnston also competed in archery at the North American Indigenous Games and was a coach at the North American Indigenous Games and the Arctic Winter Games. He was inducted into the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in 2003.