For members of the Amah Mutsun tribe, a stretch of rolling hills in southern Santa Clara County is known as Juristac. With pristine valleys, running creeks and natural tar pits, the tribe considers the area sacred to their culture and religion.
Chairman Valentin Lopez says the name translates to "Place of the Big Head," in honor of the tribe's most important ceremony.
"Sand being a critical component, 40% of concrete is a very necessary component of our construction needs," he said. "If these animals are not able to migrate in and out of the of the Santa Cruz Mountains, then they're at risk for reduction of genetic variability -- which is another word for inbreeding, which is very dangerous for such a small population -- and they could be at risk of local extinction," Kaufman said.
"Our people have been here a very, very long time. It is a place where there's many springs and many waterways. And it's a place where our people gathered their foods, their medicines, their basket, true materials or other materials for housing and clothing, for tools," he said.
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