PHOTO: Redskins owner Dan Snyder with the President of Navajo Nation

Just the owner of the Redskins rubbing elbows with the prez of the Navajo Nation.

A scene from Sunday's Redskins-Cardinals game. (FOX)

The Redskins have been under fire for their name the past few years.

There were protestors at the game today as the team took on the Arizona Cardinals, and that's been a theme throughout the season.

Redskins name protestors at the Cardinals-Redskins game pic.twitter.com/RMCxhS1bOu

— Eric Kay (@ekaycbs) October 12, 2014

But Dan Snyder, Redskins owner, countered with the above scene from his box, which turns out to have an interesting subplot. Ben Shelly is actually the soon-to-be former president of the Navajo Nation, as he was beaten badly in a recent election, as Deadspin discovered. 

Translation: See, I have Native American friends.

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