Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes political power in drying West
SACATON, Ariz. (AP) — Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing piles of legal briefs at the dinner table, mostly about his tribe’s water. His father, the late Rodney Lewis, was chief counsel for the Gila River Indian Community and fought for the tribe’s water rights in the Southwest, eventually securing the largest Native American water… Read More »