Moyen Vivalee is among a small community of people living permanently in Pan African Village. She was born in Jamaica and then lived most of her life in the U.S.

And in Pan-African Village, brewing tensions over ownership and privileged access to the land threaten to unravel its promise. "I was the first to arrive here," Skiers says, beaming.

His autopsy would be conducted Tuesday, according to Coroner David Ott. Founded in 1970, the Oyotunji African Village is meant to emulate villages of the Yoruba religion in modern-day Nigeria.

A group of Colorado Springs students are helping bring clean water to an African village. The project started after students from the Colorado Springs School got a lesson from a non-profit.