A panel of tribal elders urged tribes to work together to protect sacred sites in southern California.

The elders said important sites will be lost to development. Riverside County, home to several tribes, has 8,000 known sites, an archaeologist said.

The panel was held on the opening day of a three-day workshop being sponsored by the Soboba Band of Luiseo Indians, the Cahuilla Band of Indians and the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians. Organizers hope tribes, cities and developers can work together to discuss how to protect sacred sites.

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