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Emmi Whitehorse (born 1957) is a Native American painter. She was born in Crownpoint New Mexico and is a member of the Navajo Nation. She currently lives in Santa Fe New Mexico. Emmi Whitehorse grew up on the open land northeast of Gallup in a family where only the Navajo Language was spoken. In 1980 Whitehorse earned her bachelor of arts degree in painting from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.