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The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council voted unanimously this October to ban data centers on tribal land in Montana. But the Apsáalooke, or Crow Tribe, has not taken an official position and remains open to hearing proposals from companies.

buff.lyData Center Near Yellowstone River Would Cause “Irreparable Harm,” Native Activist SaysThe Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council voted to ban data centers, but the Apsáalooke have yet to take a position.

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The divide over data centers comes as developers eye Montana for its land, water, and power, and as Tribes test how far their sovereignty can actually reach. Tribal bans are enforceable on tribal land, but off-reservation data centers that affect reservation waters are “unlikely to be enforceable.”

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“If we put a project like this in around Yellowstone County, in that river valley, it’s gonna be an environmental impact similar to a coal mine, or something that’s gonna cause irreparable harm to the area. I think that’s why there’s so much opposition to it right now.”