Native American communities, national and state agencies, university researchers, and other stakeholders have all stepped up to contribute to recovery efforts. Beyond recovery, the LEWIS (Low-Cost Efficient Wireless Intelligent Sensors) team also initiated the process of fundamentally changing the approach to building resilient communities and landscapes by learning from Pueblo partners. Specifically, Pueblo communities indicated that they can benefit from building and designing their own sensor networks, as opposed to using commercial off-the-shelf sensors. This paradigm shift empowered the community as the sensor builder and ultimately presented a new approach to enhancing community resilience, where sensor solutions are designed and built by the community.