This summer, visitors to the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will explore the unique language and distinct heritage of the Basque people. “Basque: Innovation by Culture” will feature musicians, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over a thousand people gathered in Boise’s Basque Block for the third day of Jaialdi. The Basque Block became a meeting ground for ...

New Orleans is famous for its French and Spanish influences, but one less-publicized community has quietly shaped the city’s culture as well: the Basques. One Times-Picayune reader, intrigued by tales ...

The land of the Basque people, split between Spain and France, is a “nation without a state” — left off the map when they drew Europe’s national borders. The Basque Country is often left out of travel ...

RUPERT • Henry Etcheverry whistled, and a row of sheep dashed down a fenced dirt path. On the other end, two men branded the freshly sheared animals. It was late morning on St. Patrick’s Day, exactly ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With more than 300 pounds of chorizo sitting in her freezer and 5,000 portions of Basque-style paella prepared in advance, Tara McElhose-Eiguren says she’s finally running out of ...

Tens of thousands of people will soon gather in Boise for Jaialdi, one of the world’s largest celebrations of Basque culture. Basque contributions to the world extend beyond food, sports and dance.

Imagine your daily chores becoming Olympic events. That’s what happened when industrialization made physical labor nostalgic. These rural activities, known as herri kirolak, changed from survival ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. BOISE, Idaho • Idaho is home to one of the biggest concentrations of Basques in the United States, and the best way to learn more ...

The million-odd Basques in northern Spain are Spaniards mainly by geography. As one of Europe’s oldest national minorities,*they have fought for centuries to keep their identity distinct from their ...