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Soil Investigations for Data Collection in the Delta Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration 191 the ethnographic literature, villages were located along the major rivers and creeks within the Study Area, and the area around them were used for gathering, hunting, and fishing (Kroeber 1925; Kroeber 1929; Wilson and Towne 1978; Johnson 1978; Levy 1978b; Wallace 1978). Some villages also had ritual centers such as dance halls, and villages also were used for mourning and burial in some traditions (Kroeber 1925; Kroeber 1929; Wilson and Towne 1978; Johnson 1978; Levy 1978b; Wallace 1978). Artificial fill-and-cut structures such as levees commonly were built through and of materials from cultural sites because archaeological material was frequently ignored before federal regulations were developed to protect these resources (Rosenthal et al. 2007; Meyer and Rosenthal 2007). Therefore, the Study Area is generally highly sensitive for potential tribal cultural resources in the same way it is highly sensitive for cultural resources (refer to Section 3.5 Cultural Resources). Tribal cultural resources can also refer to places or cultural landscapes. Mt. Diablo is an excellent example of a place and landscape of significance to multiple tribes within the Study Area. Multiple accounts refer to Mt. Diablo as the location where, among other things, figures from creation narratives were from, a spiritually significant location related to spirits and the land of the dead, and a place where dogs came from (Ortiz 1989). Multiple accounts refer to the mountain as a “powerful” or “sacred” location (Ortiz 1989). Given this, the mountain itself is a “sacred place” and tribal cultural resource. Viewsheds of the mountain can sometimes also be considered tribal cultural resources as Mt. Diablo is a prominent figure on the landscape. 3.18.1.1 Regulatory Setting Tribal cultural resources include any site, feature, place, sacred place, object, or cultural landscape with cultural value to a California Native American Tribe. These must be listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) or in a local register of historical resources, or else be determined by the CEQA lead agency as a significant resource pursuant to state laws and regulations. Key state laws and regulations provide for the definition, protection, and management of tribal cultural resources. Those that are relevant to this Proposed Project include: • California Assembly Bill No. 52 (AB-52) • California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code, sections 21073, 21074, 21080.3.1, 21080.3.2, 21082.3, 21084.2, and 21084.3; CEQA Guidelines, section 15064.5 • Public Resources Code sections 5020.1, 5024.1, 5097.94, and 5097.98 • Health and Safety Code section 7050.5(b) and 7050.5(c) • California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Health and Safety Code Division 7, Part 2, Chapter 5; sections 8010-8030)