The Clovis and Folsom People
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Archaeological evidence suggests that there was vegetation growing at Boone Lake and Saddle Hills 12,000 years ago, right after the glaciers of the Ice Age had receded. There are remains of mammoths, bison, wapiti, pronghorn, and extinct forms of camels and horses as well as sabre-toothed cats in the Peace region from about 11,700 to 11,000 years ago.
Evidence of human occupation was found at Charlie Lake Cave that is close to Fort St. John, British Columbia. The fluted point made of black chert, a reworked flake and a stone bead found there was dated to 10,500 years ago. Stone tools and stone flakes as well as a hearth with seeds around it were found at Saskatoon Mountain. These artefacts have been dated to 9,400 to 7,500 years ago.
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There are a number of theories about how such early inhabitants arrived including one that suggested that there was a land bridge between what is now known as Siberia and Alaska during the Ice Age. This passage was used by nomadic hunters following game.
Two groups of early people have been identified based on the kind of spear points they made to hunt. The Clovis People are the earliest group with spear tips that have been dated from 11,500 to 10,500 years ago. The Folsom People existed between 11,000 to 10,000 years ago and produced spears, similar the Clovis People, which were used to hunt larger game.