Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, left, checks out solar panels scheduled to cover a water canal in the Gila River Indian Community on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Lewis has leveraged the Gila River tribe's water abundance to help Arizona and others at a critical time, making his tribe a power player in the parched region. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Solar panels are close to being placed over a water canal in the Gila River Indian Community, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Leading the tribe is Stephen Roe Lewis, a towering figure in the Southwest who has been pivotal in navigating a water crisis across the seven-state Colorado River basin. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis shows a wristband made with fibers from plants native to the land such as devil’s claw and willow while walking along 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 abundance to help Arizona and others at a critical time, making his tribe a power player in the parched region. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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 abundance to help Arizona and others at a critical time, making his tribe a power player in the parched region. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis pauses along the Gila River where the water diverts into a canal in the Gila River Indian Community, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Lewis has leveraged the Gila River tribe's water abundance to help Arizona and others at a critical time, making his tribe a power player in the parched region. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis walks past a solar panel project before the panels are placed over a water canal in the Gila River Indian Community, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Lewis has leveraged the Gila River tribe's water abundance to help Arizona and others at a critical time, making his tribe a power player in the parched region. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Water, visible along the Gila River Interpretive Trail, has allowed for abundant growth of trees and plants bringing wildlife to the Gila River Indian Community, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Leading the tribe is Stephen Roe Lewis, a towering figure in the Southwest who has been pivotal in navigating a water crisis across the seven-state Colorado River basin. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A canal in the Gila River Indian Community is close to having solar panels cover it Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Leading the tribe is Stephen Roe Lewis, a towering figure in the Southwest who has been pivotal in navigating a water crisis across the seven-state Colorado River basin. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)