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“The Basque Sheepherder”, a jewel of a documentary on VHS that’s...

Un fotograma del documental "The Basque Sheepherder" realizado a principios de los años 70
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We must thank the person who keeps the JP BIARRITZ YouTube channel running, and for sharing this jewel of...

“Western Horseman” talks to us about the very current history of...

Basque Sheep Herder - Oregon Historical Society Research Library bb003838
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The website of “Western Horseman” has a long, detailed, and very interesting article dedicated to the Basque presence...

An American who “cooks Basque” introduces pintxos to Canadians

entrevista txikito en el National Post. Fotografía Penny De Los Santos
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Canadian daily National Post has published a full interview by Laura Brehaut of Alexandra Raij, in which she...

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...

The Washington Post discusses the Basque Presence at the Smithsonian Folklife...

Juan Mari Aurtenetxe will demonstrate traditional Basque bowling, which uses a wooden ball. (Cristina Diaz-Carrera)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Sadie Dingfelder, in this article, explains to the readers of this newspaper from the American capital how the...

A ‘Bilbaíno’ at National Geographic

El proceso de trabajo de Fernando Baptista para un reportaje de National Geographic (MARK THIESSEN / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Fernando Baptista is, through his work, helping millions of people around the world to better understand the stories...

The sapling of the Tree of Guernica is now planted in...

Plantando el retoño del Árbol de Gernika en la Universidad de Reno
This article was translated by John R. Bopp About a month ago, we told our readers about how the Parliament of Biscay had sent a sapling...

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...

Is Basque culture disappearing in Idaho?

Since 1958, Basques in Minidoka County have put on a big community dinner, bringing immigrants and Mini-Cassia locals together for meals of lamb. Most of the original cooks are gone, but their children continue the tradition. Here, people dine at the 58th Annual Basque Dinner Festival March 19 in Rupert. Stephen Reiss The Times-News
This article was translated by John R. Bopp One of the newspapers that most discusses Basques in the US is the Idaho Statesman, which we’ve cited...