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By Thomas Pablo, KOSU
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Tribal nations across Oklahoma and the country are working out how to navigate an influx of corporate interest in Indian Country, thanks to a rise in data centers.

In March, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma became one of the first tribal governments in the country to ban AI data centers on the reservation.

Chebon Kernell only had one week to prepare Seminole Nation citizens, many of whom had little understanding of artificial intelligence and the influx of AI-centric facilities, about a possible non-disclosure agreement with a data center startup company.

On Feb. 25, the Seminole Nation General Council posted its upcoming agenda for March 7. It included a proposal to enter an NDA with a data center startup.

On March 3, Kernell helped coordinate an emergency town hall meeting. There, he said, Seminole citizens were “almost unanimously” opposed to data center development.

As a Mekusukey representative on the 28-member Seminole Nation General Council, his job was to consider that NDA.

He considered it. And instead of signing, Kernell authored a resolution to ban discussions about, inquiries into and developments of data center construction within Seminole Nation. That proposal turned into an indefinite moratorium at the suggestion of another council member.

It was approved by all 24 members present.

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

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• Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints concedes ‘party affiliation rule’ likely unconstitutional (NonDoc)

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