Education
Durango high school teacher works to preserve Navajo language
“My personal mission is that I am saving a language from extinction," said Elfreida Begay.
Ziyi Xu
Multimedia Journalist
Ziyi Xu is a multimedia journalist for Rocky Mountain PBS, covering Southwest Colorado and the Four Corners Region. Her latest project is a short documentary about a Navajo young woman breaking barriers in the male-dominated world of bull riding. When she's not exploring stories and making films, Ziyi can be found playing or watching soccer.
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Community Action
The only grocery store in Silverton is sticking around
Since 2000, Darlene and Mark Watson have operated the only grocery store in Silverton. They attempted to sell the store, but took it off the market in an effort to keep the ownership local.
Election 2024
Meet the election judges behind La Plata County’s voting process
Election judges collect ballots from drop boxes, verify signatures, greet voters at service centers and work late into the night on Election Day tabulating votes.