Saddle Hills

South of the Peace River, wooded hills rise around a country of open prairie and river valleys. Bison and elk once ranged across the great prairie, while trails linked its lakes and surrounding uplands with the Peace valley. Dane-zaa, or Beaver, and Cree people lived in the area, travelling in family groups and meeting in larger gatherings. Their paths connected this country with Sturgeon Lake, the upper Athabasca and the river to the north.