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Hosts Winnipeg - An Historic Meeting Place
Since the 1960's, immigration from Europe has given way to immigration from Central and South America, Asia and Africa. Winnipeg's rich diversity is celebrated annually during two weeks of Folklorama when pavilions throughout the city offer the food, music and dance that express Canada's cultural mosaic and heritage. "The Forks" in downtown Winnipeg has been an important meeting place for more than 6,000 years. The city's name, which in the Cree language means `muddy waters,' flows from that history. The Forks is where the waters of the Red River and Assiniboine River come together—churning up muddy water—as part of a vast continental network of waterways that has encouraged trade, transportation and settlement. For centuries, aboriginal peoples came here to trade. European fur traders, Métis buffalo hunters (descendants of European and Aboriginal people), Scottish settlers, riverboat workers, railway pioneers and tens of thousands of immigrants who flowed through the Forks onto the prairies, joined them. Today, The Forks is a dynamic setting in downtown Winnipeg where people gather for celebrations, recreation and to meet one another. This is where a Sunday ecumenical celebration will take place during the Assembly. Winnipeg is the capital city of the province of Manitoba. The Canadian population stands at 31 million. > For more information about "The Forks" [Site Map] [LWF Assembly Home] [Links] [LWF Home] |
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