Sam Johnston (Yukon politician)

Samuel Timothy "Sam" Johnston (born November 20, 1935[1]) is a former chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council from 1970 to 1984[2] 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.[1] Johnston served as Speaker for the assembly from 1985 to 1992. He was the first native Canadian to serve as a speaker in Canada.[3] He served as chancellor for Yukon College from 2004 to 2008.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flanagan, Kathleen M. (1991). Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1991. ISBN 0-921925-40-9.
  2. ↑ "Top news for August - 2001". Raven's Eye. August 20, 2001. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  3. ↑ "Interview: Sam Johnston, MLA". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Government of Canada. 1986. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  4. ↑ "Former Chancellors". Yukon College. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  5. ↑ "2003, Sam Johnston". 2003 Hall of Fame Inductees. Sport Yukon. Retrieved 2009-12-18.