Over 6,000 years ago, Aboriginal groups lived along the rivers in Winnipeg. This area was later occupied by several Indigenous peoples including the Nakoda, Cree, Anishinaabe and Dakota. To honor this heritage, a site was developed at The Forks in 1993 called Oodena Celebration Circle. In Ojibwa this means the “heart of the city.” The park is shaped like a 200 foot bowl where archeologists found numerous artifacts dating back 3,000 years. Surrounding a large fire pit are eight steel structures called armatures. Their sights align to heavenly constellations.
