What does it really mean to build resilience in the face of climate change, water scarcity, and centuries of under-investment? In this powerful episode of The Groundswell Way, host Matthew Wesley Williams sits down with Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community—a visionary leader stewarding bold solutions rooted in ancestral wisdom and sovereign innovation.

We’re excited to announce the launch of The Groundswell Way podcast, a new series that explores what resilience means for communities across the country, and how neighbors are coming together to co-create solutions that work.

The Groundswell Way is a podcast about building community power through community development for wholistic resilience. Hosted by Matthew Wesley Williams, Senior Vice President of Community Development at Groundswell, this series dives into what resilience means, and what it really takes to build the everyday conditions that are built under blue skies and proven in storms.