Arizona
Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West
The Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix has one of the largest shares of Colorado River water flowing through Arizona.
SACATON, Arizona (AP) — 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 Community and fought for the tribe’... [7957 chars]