Lol ! Navajo Nation President sits with Redskins owner in VIP box with Redskins cap on

[DigitalDrifter]

Too funny !
Obviously he's okay with the name.

Controversial Navajo Nation president and his wife join Washington Redskins owner in his VIP box at NFL game - as protesters gather against 'racist' name outside

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder sparked even more outrage over his team's name on Sunday when he invited the president of the largest Native American reservation to sit in his box at a game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Outgoing Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and his wife Martha even wore Redskins hats to rub elbows with Snyder, amid intense public debate over whether the D.C. team should be allowed to keep its name, which many civil rights groups have deemed insensitive and racist towards Native American people.

Shelly, however, is not the most convincing Native American ally as he does not have an overwhelming support from his tribe.In August he finished seventh in the presidential primary elections, and will be exiting office on January 14.

Snyder is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Patent office, which cancelled the Redskins team name last June. Snyder has vowed never to change the name - saying it actually honors the legacy of American Indians.

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Unlikely ally: Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder (left, in blue shirt) invited the Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly (right, in blue shirt and glasses) to attend Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Shelly's wife Martha pictured far right

Nevertheless, a group of about 100 people gathered before Sunday game to protest the name, holding up signs reading 'Game Over Racism' and 'Snyder can't buy my support'.

Bringing Shelly into the box was Snyder's latest attempt to kill the controversy by proving he has support in the Native American community.

The Navajo Nation includes 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico - making it the largest Native American reservation in the United States.

'The Washington Redskins are proud to have President Ben Shelly and the Navajos along with Zuni and other Western region tribes that joined the us at the game today,' Redskins team spokesman Tony Wyllie said. 'This is representative of the support we have among Native Americans nationwide.'

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Team player: Many civil rights and Native American groups have called for Snyder to change his team's name, saying the continued use of the term Redskins is insensitive and racist. Above, Shelly even wore a Redskins hat to the Sunday game

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Lame duck: Shelly is not exactly popular among his own people. He came in seventh in the Nation's August presidential primary election and will be vacating the position he's held since 2011 in January. Pictured above with his wife Martha at Sunday's game

Shelly was allegedly attending the game to discus an NFL franchising agreement involving Navajo artists with Snyder, his spokesman Desmood Tome said.

Tome says the issues of Navajo education and job creation take 'far more precedence' than the mascot name.

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Last year, Shelly weighed in the controversial topic, issuing a statement via his spokesman who said not everyone finds the term is negative.

'We’ve always been proud of a lot of individuality,' spokesman Erny Zah said. 'If they (Navajo) want to assert themselves as Redskins and the community is fine with that, they are going to continue.'

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Racist: A group of about 100 came out to protest the Redskins name before the Sunday game against the Cardinals

In fact, one Navajo Nation high school has the Redskins mascot. Red Mesa High School is one of three high schools in the U.S. to use the mascot, and is one of two in that count that are majority-Native American.

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'Native approved': This man spotted at Sunday's game proves that Shelly isn't the only Native American not offended by the Redskins name

But Zah added that the term should be avoided outside American Indian communities due to 'the legacy of negativity that the term has created'.

Shelly's decision to back Snyder makes him a minority in his tribe, which voted last April to formally oppose the Redskins name, 9-2.



Shelly has faced controversy ever since he entered office in 2011, when he was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the tribe to benefit himself and his family members.

Those charges were eventually dropped when Shelly agreed to pay back the $8,250 he was accused of taking.

He also went behind tribal leaders backs to partner with Snyder previously, to sponsor a golf tournament with the NFL team owner's Original Americans Foundation (OAF).

When other Native American groups found out about OAF's sponsorship the day before the event, a few pulled out.

OAF also reached a sponsorship agreement with the Navajo Nation's radio station, which led to widespread protesting in the southwestern reservation.

While many Native Americans consider the term Redskins to be slur, public opinion polls show that the majority of Americans support the Washington team keeping their name.

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Loss: The Cardinals beat the Redskins 30 - 20 at the game held Sunday at University of Phoenix field in Glendale, Arizona

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Cancelled: Snyder is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Patent Office which cancelled his trademark last June. The legal battle is ongoing and Snyder is able to keep the name in the meantime

According to a poll conducted this year, 71 per cent of Americans back the name.

This past June, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office cancelled the Redskins team name for a second time, saying it was 'disparaging to Native Americans'.

But Snyder has vowed never to change the name, and in August his lawyers have filed an appeal against the ruling. In the meantime, the team will be able to keep their name.

They plan to argue the first amendment right to freedom of expression.




Read more: Washington Redskins owner sits next to Navajo Nation president at game against Arizona Cardinals Daily Mail Online
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[DigitalDrifter]

 

[Zander]

Go Redskins!!

 

[Stephanie]

BRAVO for him. he not going to allow to be beat down by those idiot politicians and the control freaks out there

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Must not be such a big deal in the Navajo Nation if their prez doesn't have a problem with it.

Like most things, it's the loudmouth activists that get the attention.

 

[shart_attack]

Too funny !
Obviously he's okay with the name.

Yeah. Well.

I'll bet that Mr. Snyder wasn't in any hurry to give any of his hairs or fingernails to that gentleman.

"Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer." — Niccolò Macchiavelli, The Prince.

 

[UllysesS.Archer]

Too funny !
Obviously he's okay with the name.

Controversial Navajo Nation president and his wife join Washington Redskins owner in his VIP box at NFL game - as protesters gather against 'racist' name outside

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder sparked even more outrage over his team's name on Sunday when he invited the president of the largest Native American reservation to sit in his box at a game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Outgoing Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and his wife Martha even wore Redskins hats to rub elbows with Snyder, amid intense public debate over whether the D.C. team should be allowed to keep its name, which many civil rights groups have deemed insensitive and racist towards Native American people.

Shelly, however, is not the most convincing Native American ally as he does not have an overwhelming support from his tribe.In August he finished seventh in the presidential primary elections, and will be exiting office on January 14.

Snyder is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Patent office, which cancelled the Redskins team name last June. Snyder has vowed never to change the name - saying it actually honors the legacy of American Indians.

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Unlikely ally: Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder (left, in blue shirt) invited the Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly (right, in blue shirt and glasses) to attend Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Shelly's wife Martha pictured far right

Nevertheless, a group of about 100 people gathered before Sunday game to protest the name, holding up signs reading 'Game Over Racism' and 'Snyder can't buy my support'.

Bringing Shelly into the box was Snyder's latest attempt to kill the controversy by proving he has support in the Native American community.

The Navajo Nation includes 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico - making it the largest Native American reservation in the United States.

'The Washington Redskins are proud to have President Ben Shelly and the Navajos along with Zuni and other Western region tribes that joined the us at the game today,' Redskins team spokesman Tony Wyllie said. 'This is representative of the support we have among Native Americans nationwide.'

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Team player: Many civil rights and Native American groups have called for Snyder to change his team's name, saying the continued use of the term Redskins is insensitive and racist. Above, Shelly even wore a Redskins hat to the Sunday game

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Lame duck: Shelly is not exactly popular among his own people. He came in seventh in the Nation's August presidential primary election and will be vacating the position he's held since 2011 in January. Pictured above with his wife Martha at Sunday's game

Shelly was allegedly attending the game to discus an NFL franchising agreement involving Navajo artists with Snyder, his spokesman Desmood Tome said.

Tome says the issues of Navajo education and job creation take 'far more precedence' than the mascot name.

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Last year, Shelly weighed in the controversial topic, issuing a statement via his spokesman who said not everyone finds the term is negative.

'We’ve always been proud of a lot of individuality,' spokesman Erny Zah said. 'If they (Navajo) want to assert themselves as Redskins and the community is fine with that, they are going to continue.'

+7

Racist: A group of about 100 came out to protest the Redskins name before the Sunday game against the Cardinals

In fact, one Navajo Nation high school has the Redskins mascot. Red Mesa High School is one of three high schools in the U.S. to use the mascot, and is one of two in that count that are majority-Native American.

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'Native approved': This man spotted at Sunday's game proves that Shelly isn't the only Native American not offended by the Redskins name

But Zah added that the term should be avoided outside American Indian communities due to 'the legacy of negativity that the term has created'.

Shelly's decision to back Snyder makes him a minority in his tribe, which voted last April to formally oppose the Redskins name, 9-2.



Shelly has faced controversy ever since he entered office in 2011, when he was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the tribe to benefit himself and his family members.

Those charges were eventually dropped when Shelly agreed to pay back the $8,250 he was accused of taking.

He also went behind tribal leaders backs to partner with Snyder previously, to sponsor a golf tournament with the NFL team owner's Original Americans Foundation (OAF).

When other Native American groups found out about OAF's sponsorship the day before the event, a few pulled out.

OAF also reached a sponsorship agreement with the Navajo Nation's radio station, which led to widespread protesting in the southwestern reservation.

While many Native Americans consider the term Redskins to be slur, public opinion polls show that the majority of Americans support the Washington team keeping their name.

+7

Loss: The Cardinals beat the Redskins 30 - 20 at the game held Sunday at University of Phoenix field in Glendale, Arizona

+7

Cancelled: Snyder is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Patent Office which cancelled his trademark last June. The legal battle is ongoing and Snyder is able to keep the name in the meantime

According to a poll conducted this year, 71 per cent of Americans back the name.

This past June, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office cancelled the Redskins team name for a second time, saying it was 'disparaging to Native Americans'.

But Snyder has vowed never to change the name, and in August his lawyers have filed an appeal against the ruling. In the meantime, the team will be able to keep their name.

They plan to argue the first amendment right to freedom of expression.




Read more: Washington Redskins owner sits next to Navajo Nation president at game against Arizona Cardinals Daily Mail Online
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If those Native Americans won't be upset about the name, we will be upset for them!(Liberal anthem).

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Too funny !
Obviously he's okay with the name.

Controversial Navajo Nation president and his wife join Washington Redskins owner in his VIP box at NFL game - as protesters gather against 'racist' name outside

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder sparked even more outrage over his team's name on Sunday when he invited the president of the largest Native American reservation to sit in his box at a game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Outgoing Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and his wife Martha even wore Redskins hats to rub elbows with Snyder, amid intense public debate over whether the D.C. team should be allowed to keep its name, which many civil rights groups have deemed insensitive and racist towards Native American people.

Shelly, however, is not the most convincing Native American ally as he does not have an overwhelming support from his tribe.In August he finished seventh in the presidential primary elections, and will be exiting office on January 14.

Snyder is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Patent office, which cancelled the Redskins team name last June. Snyder has vowed never to change the name - saying it actually honors the legacy of American Indians.

+7

Unlikely ally: Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder (left, in blue shirt) invited the Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly (right, in blue shirt and glasses) to attend Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Shelly's wife Martha pictured far right

Nevertheless, a group of about 100 people gathered before Sunday game to protest the name, holding up signs reading 'Game Over Racism' and 'Snyder can't buy my support'.

Bringing Shelly into the box was Snyder's latest attempt to kill the controversy by proving he has support in the Native American community.

The Navajo Nation includes 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico - making it the largest Native American reservation in the United States.

'The Washington Redskins are proud to have President Ben Shelly and the Navajos along with Zuni and other Western region tribes that joined the us at the game today,' Redskins team spokesman Tony Wyllie said. 'This is representative of the support we have among Native Americans nationwide.'

+7

Team player: Many civil rights and Native American groups have called for Snyder to change his team's name, saying the continued use of the term Redskins is insensitive and racist. Above, Shelly even wore a Redskins hat to the Sunday game

+7

Lame duck: Shelly is not exactly popular among his own people. He came in seventh in the Nation's August presidential primary election and will be vacating the position he's held since 2011 in January. Pictured above with his wife Martha at Sunday's game

Shelly was allegedly attending the game to discus an NFL franchising agreement involving Navajo artists with Snyder, his spokesman Desmood Tome said.

Tome says the issues of Navajo education and job creation take 'far more precedence' than the mascot name.

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Last year, Shelly weighed in the controversial topic, issuing a statement via his spokesman who said not everyone finds the term is negative.

'We’ve always been proud of a lot of individuality,' spokesman Erny Zah said. 'If they (Navajo) want to assert themselves as Redskins and the community is fine with that, they are going to continue.'

+7

Racist: A group of about 100 came out to protest the Redskins name before the Sunday game against the Cardinals

In fact, one Navajo Nation high school has the Redskins mascot. Red Mesa High School is one of three high schools in the U.S. to use the mascot, and is one of two in that count that are majority-Native American.

+7

'Native approved': This man spotted at Sunday's game proves that Shelly isn't the only Native American not offended by the Redskins name

But Zah added that the term should be avoided outside American Indian communities due to 'the legacy of negativity that the term has created'.

Shelly's decision to back Snyder makes him a minority in his tribe, which voted last April to formally oppose the Redskins name, 9-2.



Shelly has faced controversy ever since he entered office in 2011, when he was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the tribe to benefit himself and his family members.

Those charges were eventually dropped when Shelly agreed to pay back the $8,250 he was accused of taking.

He also went behind tribal leaders backs to partner with Snyder previously, to sponsor a golf tournament with the NFL team owner's Original Americans Foundation (OAF).

When other Native American groups found out about OAF's sponsorship the day before the event, a few pulled out.

OAF also reached a sponsorship agreement with the Navajo Nation's radio station, which led to widespread protesting in the southwestern reservation.

While many Native Americans consider the term Redskins to be slur, public opinion polls show that the majority of Americans support the Washington team keeping their name.

+7

Loss: The Cardinals beat the Redskins 30 - 20 at the game held Sunday at University of Phoenix field in Glendale, Arizona

+7

Cancelled: Snyder is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Patent Office which cancelled his trademark last June. The legal battle is ongoing and Snyder is able to keep the name in the meantime

According to a poll conducted this year, 71 per cent of Americans back the name.

This past June, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office cancelled the Redskins team name for a second time, saying it was 'disparaging to Native Americans'.

But Snyder has vowed never to change the name, and in August his lawyers have filed an appeal against the ruling. In the meantime, the team will be able to keep their name.

They plan to argue the first amendment right to freedom of expression.




Read more: Washington Redskins owner sits next to Navajo Nation president at game against Arizona Cardinals Daily Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

If those Native Americans won't be upset about the name, we will be upset for them!(Liberal anthem).

Truer words never spoken !

 

[Mad Scientist]

Were they seen drinkin' any Fire Water?

 

[Marianne]

ROLMFAO! Lakhota's going to be pissed.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

ROLMFAO! Lakhota's going to be pissed.

Haaaa ! I was just thinking about that ! Where is she ?

 

[Piss Bucket]

I bet that they hid all the valuables in the owner's suite before the red man arrived.

 

[Papageorgio]

Damn them! Those Indians are way to stupid and ignorant to realize that name is being exploited! Liberals need to step in and help them because they are too weak and dumb to realize it themselves!

We need defend the Indians because it is damn obvious they are to ignorant of a people to figure it out on their own.

Liberals need to unite to help the stupid, ignorant and weak Injuns!

The first thing to do is get rid of Columbus Day and call it a real stupid name like indigenous day!

 

[Marianne]

ROLMFAO! Lakhota's going to be pissed.

Haaaa ! I was just thinking about that ! Where is she ?

IDK maybe she saw the pic and her head exploded. lol

 

[DigitalDrifter]

ROLMFAO! Lakhota's going to be pissed.

Haaaa ! I was just thinking about that ! Where is she ?

IDK maybe she saw the pic and her head exploded. lol

 

[Wildman]

there were many indians in the parking lot in agreement with the REDSKINS name.

 

[blastoff]

Cowabunga!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

there were many indians in the parking lot in agreement with the REDSKINS name.

Moat anytime they've conducted polls, native-Americans have been okay with the name.

 

[Ibentoken]

It's about submission and power. It's always about that.

 

[Stephanie]

ROLMFAO! Lakhota's going to be pissed.

That makes me happy for some reason.