Tracker

What Tribal Nations have decided about hyperscale data centers, and what they are building themselves.

20 of 25 Nations · current to Issue 006, October 19, 2026

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort PeckMTSaying noBarred Tribal government discussions with data center developers.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck
Cherokee NationOKSaying noProhibited hyperscale data centers on Tribally owned and trust lands by executive order.orderExecutive Order 2026-02 opens in a new tab reportData Center Task Force report opens in a new tabIssue 002, the issue that recorded Cherokee Nation
Cheyenne and Arapaho TribesOKSaying noPassed a three-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers on Tribal lands, 261 to 83, running to October 2029. Sources disagree on which body adopted it; the vote count is the part they agree on.Issue 006, the issue that recorded Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansNCSaying noPassed Ordinance 158 on May 7, an indefinite moratorium, eleven to none.Issue 005, the issue that recorded Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Fallon Paiute Shoshone TribeNVSaying noPassed a Council resolution in May against data center development, published on the Nation's own portal.resolutionCouncil resolution opens in a new tabIssue 003, the issue that recorded Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe
Hualapai TribeAZSaying noPassed a Council resolution opposing hyperscale data centers and claiming free, prior and informed consent over its resources, drafted as a standing claim rather than a response to one project.Issue 004, the issue that recorded Hualapai Tribe
Kickapoo Tribe of OklahomaOKSaying noDeclared its opposition to data center development on Tribal lands.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Lower Brule Sioux TribeSDSaying noPassed Resolution 2027-002 on October 1, five to none, banning hyperscale facilities and refusing every form of easement for them.resolutionResolution 2027-002 and the chairman's letter opens in a new tabIssue 005, the issue that recorded Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
Mohawk Council of AkwesasneNY / ON / QCSaying noOpposed the data center proposed at the former Alcoa East site in Massena, New York, in a Council letter.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Oneida NationWISaying noAdopted a one-year moratorium on July 22, four to none, on permits, leases and agreements involving Tribal lands.resolutionResolution 07-22-26-B opens in a new tabIssue 005, the issue that recorded Oneida Nation
Pyramid Lake Paiute TribeNVSaying noPassed a permanent moratorium on August 21 and is pressing for a ban across the Truckee River watershed. Moved from Studying, August 21.Issue 003, the issue that recorded Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Saint Regis Mohawk TribeNYSaying noAdopted Resolution 2026-41 on October 2 opposing hyperscale development on or near the southern portion of Akwesasne territory.releaseThe Tribe's own statement opens in a new tabIssue 005, the issue that recorded Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa IndiansMISaying noVoted unanimously on April 7 for an indefinite moratorium on AI data centers on Tribal lands, liftable only after an impact assessment and community consultation.Issue 004, the issue that recorded Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Seminole Nation of OklahomaOKSaying noFirst Tribal government to pass a data center moratorium, 24 to 0.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Shoshone-Bannock TribesIDSaying noExtended its opposition on May 21 to ceded lands, Treaty-protected areas, and anywhere that could affect Fort Hall.Issue 003, the issue that recorded Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Sturgeon Lake Cree NationABSaying noWon the right to challenge the water license behind the Wonder Valley project.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Tonawanda Seneca NationNYSaying noChallenging the environmental review for a data center on its border.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Tonawanda Seneca Nation
Walker River Paiute TribeNVSaying noPassed a resolution opposing the Monarch Data Center, a campus in a county the Nation does not govern.Issue 003, the issue that recorded Walker River Paiute Tribe
Winnebago Tribe of NebraskaNESaying noOpposed hyperscale development on and near the reservation, and is seeking a coalition of Nations along the Missouri River.Issue 004, the issue that recorded Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Yerington Paiute TribeNVSaying noPassed a resolution against the Monarch Data Center, on a site its chairman says is a traditional food gathering area.Issue 003, the issue that recorded Yerington Paiute Tribe
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians / Colusa Indian CommunityCASaying yesDeveloping an AI and energy campus on a long-established Tribal microgrid.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians / Colusa Indian Community
Woodland Cree First NationABSaying yesPlans the Mihta Askiy Data Centre at a former power plant.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Woodland Cree First Nation
Caddo NationOKStudyingGathering information; its development authority rules out hyperscale.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Caddo Nation
Muscogee (Creek) NationOKStudyingSeated a Digital Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Task Force, 12 to 3.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Northwestern Band of the Shoshone NationUTStudyingHolding community councils on a 40,000-acre project in its ancestral territory.Issue 002, the issue that recorded Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

A position here is an action on the public record as of the issue named beside it, not a permanent characterisation of a Nation. Positions change, and the brief reports it when they do.