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Trikitixa and a defense for equality in a Basque wedding in...

Emigrantes vascos en Wyoming. fotografía del libro Buffalotarrak de David Romtvedt
This article was translated by John R. Bopp David Romtvedt is a university professor, poet, musician, and writer.  He’s from Wyoming, and lives in Buffalo, in...

Folklife Festival 2016: When Basque Culture Took Over the American Capital

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Our regular readers will already know that between June 29 and July 10, the heart of the American...

A sapling from the Tree of Guernica has been planted at...

Rep. John Garamendi (bottom right) and his family cover the roots of an oak tree on Capitol Hill. The sapling is a descendant of a historic tree in the Basque Country. (Sarah D. Wire/ Los Angeles Times)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In February 2016, we announced that a sapling of the Tree of Guernica was going to be planted...

What the Basque presence at the Folklife Festival in Washington will...

Una de las imágenes que sobre los vascos se utilizan en la web del Folklife Festival
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Since the day they announced that Basque Culture was going to be the guest of honor at the...

Basques are the “guests of honor” at the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife...

The Smithsonian Institution Building, better known as the Smithsonian Castle. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Our regular readers will already have heard that that Basque Culture is going to be the star at...

Basque Dancers from Elko, Nevada will act on the National Mall...

Una foto histórica del Elko Basque Club
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We’ve been talking for a while about the Folklife Festival that is held at the Smithsonian every year...