His father, the late Rodney Lewis, was general counsel for the Gila River Indian Community and fought for the tribe’s rights to water in the Southwest, eventually securing in 2004 the largest ...

The Gila River Indian Community will get up to $233 million ... ultimately save up to 125,000 acre-feet over two years. The tribe's work will help keep nearly 2 feet of water in drought-stricken ...

On its surface, floating solar appears to conserve water while generating carbon-free electricity. River managers are ...

In the year since, the Gila River Indian Community has seen more violence across the nearly 600-square-mile reservation, ...

Thirty federally recognized tribes lay claim to a fourth of the Colorado River, a vital water source for 40 million people ...

PHOENIX - The Gila River Indian Community is urging a judge to reject efforts by the Tohono O'odham Nation to convert property near Glendale into part of its reservation and eventually build a casino.

Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal briefs at the dinner table — often, about his tribe’s water. His father, the late Rodney Lewis, was general counsel for the Gila River Indian ...

Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis walks the Gila River Interpretive Trail in the Gila River Indian Community, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Lewis has leveraged the Gila River tribe's water ...

His father, the late Rodney Lewis, was general counsel for the Gila River Indian Community and fought for the tribe’s rights to water in the Southwest, eventually securing in 2004 the largest ...

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