Indigenous-led data centre in Alberta slated for development amid AI infrastructure boom – CBC

July 16, 2025

Woodland Cree First Nation in the process of acquiring abandoned power plant site for project

Woodland Cree First Nation announced plans to acquire a partially completed power plant to convert into a natural gas-powered data centre.

The Mihta Askiy Data Centre is located on the First Nation’s traditional lands, about 500 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. The name translates to “wood land.”

Woodland Cree First Nation is working in partnership with Alberta-based developer in power and technology, Sovereign Digital Infrastructure, to build the site.

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