The Africa Cup of Nations is held in odd-numbered years due to conflict with the World Cup.
The Forks is a historic site , meeting place and green space in Downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and Assiniboine River .. Winnipeg. Winnipeg. green space. Urban open space. Downtown. Downtown Winnipeg. confluence. Confluence ( geography ). Red River. Red River of the North. Assiniboine River. Assiniboine River. For at least 6000 years , the Forks has been the meeting place for early Aboriginal peoples , and since colonization has also been a meeting place for European fur traders , Metis buffalo hunters , Scottish settlers , riverboat workers , railway pioneers and tens of thousands of immigrants .. Aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal peoples in Canada. European. European ethnic groups. Metis. Metis people ( Canada ). buffalo hunters. Metis buffalo hunt. Scottish. Scotland. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity .. Canada. Canada. National Historic Site of Canada. National Historic Sites of Canada. cultural landscape. cultural landscape. The site 's 5.5 ha grounds are open year-round .