Robert Sayine

Robert Gabriel Sayine (born:September 28, 1943 Fort Resolution NT; died August 4, 2023 Fort Resolution NT) [1] was a former territorial level politician from and former Chief for the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation from 2001 to 2007 in Northwest Territories, Canada .

He won the electoral district of Great Slave East holding the riding for a single term in office.

Sayine attempted a political comeback by running for re-election in the electoral district of Tu Nedhe in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election.

He was defeated by candidate Bobby J. Villeneuve finishing fourth in a seven-way race with 12% of the popular vote.

[2] He was Chief for the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation, having been elected to that position for the first time in 2001.