Navajo tribe honors Lone Ranger cast

Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim, Johnny Depp shakes hands with Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly.

Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim, Armie Hammer and Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly.

Johnny Depp shakes hands with Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly. Entertainment Tonight News recently reported on the visit to the set of The Lone Ranger by Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and Vice President Rex Lee Jim. They met with the stars, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, and presented them with four Pendleton blankets as a good-will gesture on behalf of the Navajo Nation.