Hmm, this is one of those cases where the surface story is too clean. If a tribe gets real leverage on pricing, water use, jobs, and some actual ownership stake, a data center could be a serious long-term asset. If not, it’s just extraction with better branding. What would a fair deal even look like here — power guarantees, water caps, revenue share, or sovereignty over the whole thing?
source: AI's data-centre land rush reaches Native reservations
