Tag: canada
Magan Basque is the first Indigenous Miss Canada United World
Magan Basque, a member of the Mi'kmaq nation, which Basque sailors had an intense relationship with for centuries, has been crowned Miss Canada United World
National Geographic takes us whaling with the 16th-century Basque whalers
An interactive article about Basque whalers and the ship 'San Juan' brings us closer to the epic journeys taken by Basque whalers in the 16th century
Selma Huxley, Basque Whaling Historian and Friend to the Basques, has...
Today, Selma Huxley, the historian, researcher, and friend of the Basques our nation owes so much to, has passed away. With her passing, we will...
From Toronto: a Guide to the Basque Coast from San Sebastian...
Last summer, the Toronto Guardian published an article by Julia Melcher, who is an absolute jewel. Somehow, this article slipped through the cracks, but we finally...
San Sebastian Airport rated among the best in the world by...
The Airports Council International (ACI) out of Canada has just released the list of winners of the Best Airports for Customer Service. These prizes...
Shipbuilders, sailors, whalers: a “story of Basques” from the Royal Geographical...
Geographical, the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, has been published in the United Kingdom since 1935, and is, as we can imagine,...
From Canada: footprints of the Jewish presence in the Basque Country
The website of the Jewish weekly Canadian Jewish News (with a run of 32,000 copies) has just published an article by Ron Csillag discussing the presence of...
Selma Huxley, the woman who showed epic journey of Basque whalers...
We've written a lot about how Basque whalers "lighted" Europe with the oil from the whales they captured off of modern-day Canada. They were...
The Basque footprint on the Canadian coast is threatened by climate...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
The Canadian daily The Star (The Toronto Star) has the largest readership in that country, with a readership...
Two young Basque women are sharing our traditions at the Fortress...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has brought us a fabulous report about two young Basque students working there...