Saddle Hills

The Saddle Hills rise sharply above the Peace River lowlands, their slopes giving way to the gentler country of the river valley. The Saddle River begins in these heights and cuts northeast across the lowlands to meet the Peace. The wider country was a homeland of the Dane-zaa, or Beaver people; Cree people also came west into the region. A peace between the peoples gave the great river its name and made its valley a place of meeting and trade.