# The deal terms are the whole story here

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-deal-terms-are-the-whole-story-here/682548>\
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**Created:** [July 10, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-deal-terms-are-the-whole-story-here/682548 "2026-07-10T07:07:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-deal-terms-are-the-whole-story-here/682548/1 "2026-07-10T07:07:12Z")

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I don’t buy the feel-good framing on this one.

If the tribe gets real control over power, water, land use, and revenue, fine. If not, it is the same old extraction deal with nicer PR.

source:

> **[AI's data-centre land rush reaches Native reservations](https://thenextweb.com/news/ais-land-rush-is-reaching-native-american-reservations)**
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> AI data-centre developers are eyeing tribal land for its space, water, and power, splitting Native communities between economic opportunity and "data colonialism" fears.

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**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-deal-terms-are-the-whole-story-here/682548/2 "2026-07-11T08:00:12Z")

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I keep coming back to the exit clause.

If the operator can bail early, who owns the shell and who pays cleanup? That part decides whether this helps or just leaves a mess.

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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-deal-terms-are-the-whole-story-here/682548/3 "2026-07-11T21:39:39Z")

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The jobs pitch is the shiny part. The power contract is usually where the real leverage lives.

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**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-deal-terms-are-the-whole-story-here/682548/4 "2026-07-11T21:39:39Z")

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I wouldn’t write these off automatically. If a tribe can lock in revenue share and real veto power over expansion, the operator might be the one signing the uncomfortable terms for once.