The Basques are a unique population in Western Europe; their language is not related to any Indo-European language. Furthermore, genetically speaking, they have been considered to have distinct ...

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As the University Center for Basque Studies celebrates its 40th anniversary, the University's Oral History Program announces the release of "A Candle in the Night," an informal history of the Center ...

Idaho is home to one of the largest populations of Basques outside of Spain. Numbers around 30,000 in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon are thrown around as estimates. They have been here about as ...

ROCK SPRINGS - Where there were sheep, there were Basques. It was true in Wyoming 100 years ago, and remains the same today. Although "Basque Country" consists of a small region between the Pyrenees ...

There is no question that the Basque have left an indelible mark on Kern County as well as parts of the American West. That influence can be seen in food, agriculture and culture as well as actual ...

Bill Fitzhugh maps the blacksmith’s shop’s floor, 2008. The Smithsonian research vessel PItsuilak rides at anchor in the bay. Fitzhugh and his team live aboard the boat, which takes its name from the ...

Today, Bryan Roof explores the Basque community in Boise, Idaho, to learn the art of Basque cooking. Dan Ansotegui, the owner ...