Cherokee Nation joins list of tribes banning data centers on tribal lands due to water, energy, noise, and cultural resource protection concerns — and all new projects require ‘early consultation’

Robots in a data center.

• The Cherokee Nation has placed a moratorium on new data centers on tribal lands
• Citizens say they are concerned about the impact of new projects on the local areas
• Data centers projects on non-tribal land will not be granted support by the Cherokee Nation unless they are given early consultation

Hyperscale data center development has been banned on tribal lands owned by the Cherokee Nation following a poll of its citizens.