Valentina Blackhorse, 28, saw her job as an administrative assistant for the Navajo Nation as a steppingstone to someday becoming its president.
At one pageant, Blackhorse explained the significance behind the images and colors in the Navajo Nation’s seal. Another time, she demonstrated how to make blue corn mush, a traditional dish. She also talked about the meaning of cradleboards, protective baby carriers.
Blackhorse studied social behavioral science at Diné College, a tribally controlled institution, but left before graduating to help support her family. She worked at McDonald’s, Chevron and Sonic, where she met Jones, who became her boyfriend and the father of her child.Her devotion to her family of origin never wavered, Jones said. Blackhorse helped her parents pay their bills, drove them to doctor’s appointments and did chores when her mom was tired.
Blackhorse also was the family’s “feisty” enforcer of following Navajo traditions and doing the right thing.“She wouldn’t sugarcoat anything. She would just say it to you,” Victoria said. “She would just get after you, but she meant it with love and care.”began to spread across the United States, Blackhorse consistently wore a mask and gloves and reminded her parents to do the same.
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