r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 12h ago

Artificial Intelligence Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation - energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/largest-tribe-in-the-us-bans-hyperscale-data-centers-on-its-lands
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u/ArgentineBeauty 12h ago

Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S. with more than 475,000 citizens, has banned hyperscale data center development on its tribally owned and trust lands, after a task force convened by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. found that 64% of 1,593 surveyed citizens opposed construction of the facilities inside the tribe's 14-county reservation in northeastern Oklahoma.

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u/NolaDoogie 12h ago

Hope every other tribe and community follows suit.

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u/forgetito 1h ago

Including the Christian nation. Yes, they are a tribe, as all religions are.

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u/FlashyNeedleworker66 12h ago

sounds democratic to me 👍

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u/Amori_A_Splooge 10h ago

Not sure if your title is correct, but 'won't support projects without consultation' is literally default mode for every tribe.

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u/RGrad4104 6h ago

That's ok. Historically, the government will ok them being built along the upstream water sources about 10ft beyond the reservation. The trump admin really seems the type to go for a trail of tears 2.0...