Samuel Timothy Johnston (born November 20, 1935) is a

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former politician in the territory of

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, Canada. He served as chief of the

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from 1970 to 1984, and represented

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in the

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from 1985 to 1992 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of David Peter Johnston and Rose Morris, and was educated in

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. 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 legislative speaker in Canada. In the 1992 election, Johnston was defeated by independent

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in the redistributed riding of

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. He served as chancellor for

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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. He was made a member of the

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in 2019.

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