Ingenika

The Finlay River rises at Thutade Lake in the Omineca Mountains and flows north before turning south to join the Parsnip at Finlay Forks, where the two form the Peace. Its tributaries include the Ingenika. The valleys along the river were home to Sekani families, who moved with the seasons through the forests and mountain passes to hunt and fish.

In 1793 Alexander Mackenzie ascended the Peace to the point where the Finlay and Parsnip meet. In 1797 John Finlay travelled a short way up the Finlay River. In 1824 the fur trader Samuel Black became the first European to journey its full length to its source, which is considered the ultimate headwaters of the Mackenzie River.