Tag: labrador peninsula
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...
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,...
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...
A medieval Basque ship is a treasure in Newport: another hidden...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We've spoken before about this ship found at the bottom of Newport harbor. This Welsh port city is...
“The French of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is very similar to that of the...
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In Canada, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo is made up of three towns, Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. A regional...
Tonight, a “Basque” girl could be Miss Canada World 2017!
Just over a year ago, we told you about the passing of Elsie Basque, a woman who belonged to the Mi’kmaq nation, one of...
The Basque Center in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is recognized by the...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
The Basque Government, in the Council held yesterday, June 13, has officially recognized the Basque Center in Saint-Pierre...
Canada: A Mi’kmaq woman, whose last name was “Basque”, and who...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
In the Canadian daily The Globe and Mail, Allison Lawlor has written a beautiful obituary for Elsie Basque,...
The Basque Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador Goes Well Beyond Red...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We've blogged before about the centuries-long presence of Basque whalers and fishermen on the Atlantic coast of what...