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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...der-washington-indians-poarch-mascot/3459141/
Daniel Snyder visited the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Atmore, Ala., on Tuesday to talk about economic development issues, according to Robert McGhee, treasurer of the tribe.
As for the controversy over the team name of the Washington NFL franchise that Snyder owns, "that subject was never broached," McGhee told USA TODAY Sports Wednesday evening.
McGhee said Snyder's representatives sought a meeting with the tribal council and that it was arranged on short notice and lasted 45 minutes to an hour. He said Snyder and others in his group asked a series of questions relating to economic development issues facing the tribe.
"I thought the whole meeting was odd," McGhee said. "My understanding is that he would be visiting other tribes, or has visited them."
McGhee said the meeting was set up by lobbyist Jennifer Farley through another member of the tribe. Farley, founder of the Farley Group, a lobbying and political consulting firm in Washington, was associate director of the White House's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs during the George W. Bush administration and served as a liaison to state, city, county and tribal governments, according to the firm's website.