Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
The Cherokee, Seminole and Kickapoo nations have banned data centers on tribal land, saying developers target sovereign nations to skirt state and local rules.

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Madyson Fitzgerald is a content producer and staff writer for Stateline. Stateline is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
The Cherokee, Seminole and Kickapoo nations have banned data centers on tribal land, saying developers target sovereign nations to skirt state and local rules.

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