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How did a piece of the Basque Country end up in...

Grupo de Dantza en Boise
Journalist Rachel Roberts has recently published an article in the Idaho Statesman (which we've often cited on the blog) sharing the keys both to the important presence...

Basque footprints in Nevada…gastronomy and so much more

Gastronomía vasca en Nevada -  Rob Kachelriess
Author, photographer, and journalist Rob Kachelriess has just published a fascinating report on the culinary offerings to be found by visitors to Nevada on...

Why there is a National Basque Sheepherder Monument in Reno

El Monumento Nacional al Pastor Vasco en Reno. Fotografía:  JASON BEAN/RGJ
The 'Reno Gazette-Journal' has published an article by a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, Carmelo Urza, about the history and reasons behind the Basque Sheepherder Monument

Basque sheepherders’ arborglyphs in the Far West are a heritage that...

Arboglifo. Talla de un ciervo en el tronco de un álamo temblón en el este de las Montañas Cascade, Bosque Nacional Lassen. Foto de T. Rickman, Servicio Forestal Nacional de EE. UU
The National Archives is supporting three universities to collect and preserve the tree engravings of Basque sheepherders in the Far West

100th anniversary of the birth of Basque-American author Robert Laxalt

Robert Laxalt en su escritorio ARCHIVOS RGJ
September 2023 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Basque-American author Robert Laxalt

So why are there so many Basque restaurants in the American...

Tasting Table has published an interesting article covering the reasons which explain the important presence of Basque cuisine in the US

Basque chef and musician from Boise Dan Ansotegui is the star...

Dan Ansotegui en CBS Saturday Morning
"CBS Saturday Morning" is an American talk show that's aired since 1997 and has 2 million viewers.  And this morning, they showed a marvelous...

Country singer Margo Cilker, Olentzero, and Fito, strolling through Jordan Valley,...

Olentzero en Jordan Valley, Oregon
A friend sent us this via WhatsApp, and we were simply stunned, especially since it reached us on the 23rd, which was the perfect...

Jesús “Jess” Goñi, the Navarrese ‘bertsolari’ from Nevada

Jesús"jess" Goñi, bertsolari en Nevada
'The Nevada Independent' has published an excellent article on award-winning 'bertsolari' Jesús "Jess" Goñi, originally from the Baztán Valley in Navarre and now resident in Washoe County, Nevada

Korrika 2022, more more than 2,500 km around here. For proof,...

Basques all over the world are celebrating the Korrika, as a way to support and promote Basque. Today, we bring you the event in Boise