The water-rich Gila River Tribe near Phoenix is flexing its political muscles in a drying West
SACATON, Ariz. (AP) — Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal documents at the dinner table — often covering his tribe’s waters. 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, ultimately securing the largest Native … Read more