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stephenroelewis
@crimpima
Governor, Gila River Indian Community
Gila River Indian Community Joined December 2007
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Thanks to #Dem candidates , and for attending today's tribal candidate forum at . Your time and attention to Native issues means so much.
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Arizona’s 22 tribes deserve better - as does every Arizonan. Her silence and lack of action continues to echo loudly. I stand by my prior statement: the campaign manager must go and Lake must apologize directly to tribal nations, something which could have happened today.5/6
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If can't apologize for racism put out by her campaign manager, then who can? Leaders take responsibility for their team's actions - especially when it comes from "the most important person on the campaign." 4/6
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But our strong bipartisan relationships are based on mutual respect and trust. Today’s forum with these #GOP candidates did little to foster that kind of relationship. 2/6
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I appreciate #GOP candidates , and attending today's meeting. has a tradition of working w/state/fed officials on a bipartisan basis seeking solutions to problems such as transportation, water and drought, etc.1/6
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Thank you to all who came out to support Get Out The Vote Event!
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The @GRIC_Official continued its effort to Get Out The Native Vote with a candidate meet and greet in Sacaton on Oct. 26, which included Arizona gubernatorial candidate @katiehobbs & @RepOHalleran and Assistant House Speaker, @RepKClark #nativegetoutthevote
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The Community will host a Get Out The Vote Rally on October 26th from 3-5 pm at the Sacaton Fairgrounds.
Meet Arizona Governor Candidate @katiehobbs from 3-4 pm along with @RepOHalleran and @RepKClark
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The Community will host a Get Out The Vote Rally on Wednesday October 26th from 3-5 pm at the Sacaton Fairgrounds.
Come out & enjoy live music, food, raffles, free swag & a meet & greet with @RepOHalleran and @RepKClark
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I specifically chose the meeting of Water Advisory Task Force to make this announcement because of her strong leadership and commitment to helping our State and region address this crisis. I look forward to continuing our strong partnership in the coming days.
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At our Water Advisory Council meeting, @GRIC_Official Governor Lewis (@crimpima) announced that the Tribe will offer 750,000 acre-feet of water conservation over the next three years – a monumental step towards securing our entire region’s water future.
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Arizona’s Native peoples deserve better. All Arizonans should denounce this racist garbage. must go. must apologize.
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This tweet is yet another offensive and racist example of the Lake’s campaign dog whistle to fan the flames of bigotry. He has no business in any campaign. I call on @KariLake to fire @duncan_colton. @ITCAOnline @stephenroelewis @GRIC_Official
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Honored to support this important event!
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In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, AIPI hosted a reception for Tribal and Community leaders at the Desert Botanical Garden. Thank you to everyone who supports AIPI and ILA. We are happy to do the work we do on behalf of Indian country.
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Thank you for attending the Gila River Indian Community’s Get Out The Vote kick off event addressing our youth, elders and leadership on the importance of voting in the upcoming elections. #representationmatters #CantSitThisOneOut #OothamPeePoshVote
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Thank you for your advocacy and leadership for passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law benefitting all 22 Arizona tribal nations and across Indian Country!
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Thanks to our bipartisan infrastructure law, thousands of homes on tribal land are getting water and wastewater systems.
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I want to commend for her leadership in obtaining the critical resources need to help address this regional crisis and also for her strong advocacy that we put these resources to use for long term infrastructure, not short term water sales.
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A big day in our work to secure Arizona’s water future 
We convened our Water Advisory Council to discuss how best to distribute the $13 billion we’ve secured this year for western water and drought relief. 1/3
We convened our Water Advisory Council to discuss how best to distribute the $13 billion we’ve secured this year for western water and drought relief. 1/3Show this thread
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I also want to thank for her friendship, guidance and advice as the considered how best to help in this emergency. I also want to commend Comm’r Touton and for their strong actions in recent days. I look forward to our renewed partnership.
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Following our leadership, the Gila River Indian Community offered 750,000 acre-feet of water conservation over the next three years. An important step towards the Community’s and Arizona’s water future. 2/3
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If we want our democracy to function, we have to show up this election for the Governors, Secretaries of State and the candidates down the ballot who are going to protect voting rights and our electoral process. Because these seats wield a lot of power, and that power matters.
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Had a great discussion on tribal priorities with my brother Chairman Robert Miguel of Ak Chin Indian Community and Katie Hobbs. #CantSitThisOneOut
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On Election Night, Trump’s advisors told him that he didn’t have a factual basis to declare victory. Yet not only did Trump decide to declare victory, he also called for vote counting to stop. Stopping would have violated federal & state laws & disenfranchised millions of voters.
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Today we had our last Voter Registration Event for as we successfully registered and/or updated hundreds of new Community members! Thank you Ready for Nov. 8th! Sapo
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At the honored to be representing sharing the positive impacts the Biden Harris administration has had in our Community attending the Communities In Action: Building a Better Arizona.
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Today is National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Boarding School Survivors and today we acknowledge the survivors and the ones who never returned home. #EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay2022
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Thank you to for your advocacy in receiving Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant to help address and prevent crime on the Gila River Indian Community!
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Happy National Voter Registration Day! Please come by District 3 Service Center today between 9am-12pm to register w/ food and Voter give aways! Thank you and Patty Ferguson for your support! #GilaRiverVote #NativeVote #NationalVoterRegistrationDay
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Miigwech to and for testifying in the subcommittee. Thank you to for introducing the bill to preserve the Gila Bend area! Miigwech to and Alliance for hosting today's watch party!
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Proud to be representing at the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act containing critical resources to address drought and climate change!
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It is a GOOD DAY.
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Congratulations to winning the Alaskan special congressional election to be the first Native Alaskan Woman elected to Congress!🎉👏🏽🙌🏽#NativeAlaskanVote #NativeVote #RepresentationMatters
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On this day, August 26,
1942, Ira Hamilton Hayes (Gila River) enlisted in the Marine
Corps Reserve and went on to complete his recruit training
in Platoon 701 at Marine Corps Base, San Diego.
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In the worst drought in 1200 years, basin tribes are at risk of losing, once again, our hard fought for water rights. As sovereign nations we have the resiliency, innovation and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to be the moral compass for sustainable solutions. Sapo!
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Thank you to and for attending yesterday’s Tribal Leaders Water Policy Council. Your ongoing commitment to Arizona tribal water rights and tribal sovereignty appreciated and valued!
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Critical meeting yesterday of the Tribal Leader’s Water Policy Council addressing drought w/ making sure tribal water rights are protected! I represented on an awesome panel w/fellow tribal leaders CRIT Chair Amelia Flores, TON Chair Ned Norris.
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