(Photo courtesy of Vanielle Blackhorse via The New York Times) In an undated image provided by Vanielle Blackhorse, Valentina Blackhorse. Blackhorse, the winner of one pageant after another in the Navajo Nation, who was known for helping others and nurturing political aspirations while raising her 1-year-old daughter, died at Kayenta’s health clinic on April 23, 2020, a day after she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She was 28.
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