Peter Johnston Peter Johnston is member of the Teslin Yanyedi clan and leadership runs in his family. His father was chief of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation for almost fifteen years and Peter was chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council from 2009 to 2012.((Ashley Joannou, “Peter Johnston named as next grand chief.” //Yukon New//s (Whitehorse), 3 June 2016.)) He had twelve years of service in the Teslin Tlingit Council government at the highest levels.((Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference, 2020 website: https://yfncc.ca/aiic2017/speakers/grand-chief-peter-johnston/.)) He worked as co-chair of the Council of Yukon First Nation’s (CYFN) education advisory committee and hosted education summits. In June 2016, Johnston was acclaimed as the Grand Chief of CYFN.((Ashley Joannou, “Peter Johnston named as next grand chief.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 3 June 2016.)) He was again acclaimed as Grand Chief for another three years in June 2019. He looked forward to continue working with his team on issues related to health, education, and child welfare.((“Peter Johnston to be acclaimed as Grand Chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations.” CKRW, 3 June 2019. 2020 website: http://www.ckrw.com/news/local-news/peter-johnston-to-be-acclaimed-as-grand-chief-of-the-council-of-yukon-first-nations/.))