{"id":487320,"date":"2026-04-13T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=487320"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:37:35","slug":"native-america-callling-tribes-confront-growing-data-center-development-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/13\/native-america-callling-tribes-confront-growing-data-center-development-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Tribes confront growing data center development pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, April 13, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nTribes confront growing data center development pressure\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sno-nsn.org\">Seminole Nation<\/a> of Oklahoma is one of the first tribes to pass a moratorium against the construction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coresite.com\/blog\/what-is-a-hyperscale-data-center\">hyperscale data centers<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscogeenation.com\">Muscogee Nation<\/a> also turned down an opportunity to build a data center after Muscogee citizens spoke out in force against the plan. Large tech companies are stepping up the pressure to build hyperscale data centers to house the processing power for data storage and generative AI. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd the federal government is providing incentives for tribes to get involved in this part of the tech boom. It is part of the Trump administration\u2019s push to unleash American technological power, but such facilities typically require a lot of power and water.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Native environmentalists warn data center companies are only looking to take advantage of tribes\u2019 sovereignty and resources.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYOU CAN\u2019T DRINK DATA\u2026THE BIG LIE IS AI\u201d: Demonstration against data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) at National Congress of American Indians 82nd annual convention in Seattle, Washington. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UhajeBGAA4\">pic.twitter.com\/UhajeBGAA4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1991592290377429306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nCheyenne McNeill (Coharie), editorial fellow at Mother Jones, author of <a href=https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/data-centers-indian-country\/>In Indian Country, Data Centers Come With a Familiar Threat of Colonialism. These Organizers Are Fighting Back.<\/a>, published April 7, 2026\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJordan Harmon (Muscogee), policy specialist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ienearth.org\/\">Indigenous Environmental Network<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAshley Leitka (Absentee Shawnee Tribe and Oglala Lakota), co-director of the sovereignty and self-determination department for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honorearth.org\/\">Honor The Earth<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDr. Karen Jarratt Snider (Choctaw), <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ethics\/117-2\/snider-bio\/\">professor of applied Indigenous studies<\/a> at Northern Arizona University\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/25\/native-america-calling-for-all-its-promise-ai-is-a-potential-threat-to-culture\/youcantdrinkdata\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-313040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"313040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/25\/native-america-calling-for-all-its-promise-ai-is-a-potential-threat-to-culture\/youcantdrinkdata\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25\/YouCantDrinkData.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;You Can&amp;#8217;t Drink Data&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;You Can&amp;#8217;t Drink Data&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;You Can&amp;#8217;t Drink Data. 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