Basque families have made a living in both agricultural and fishing traditions for many years. Euskara also has no known origin, and it is not related to any other Indo-European language, other than possibly Aquitanian. Basques have a long tradition of mobility far beyond their borders due to various political, economic, and social forces throughout history.
As early as the 11 th century, Basques were whalers, ship-builders, mariners, explorers, and missionaries who navigated ocean waters as far as Newfoundland and South America. Basques have a long-standing history of self-determination, which has resulted in resistance to external political, religious, and social control.
More information on ethnic population statistics is available at the Census page. The above map shows U. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
People of Basque heritage trace their roots to a region of southwestern France and north-central Spain. Many early immigrants to the U. The map and the following list show communities in which 1, or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 1 percent of those people said they were Basque. The links at left lead to information on other races and ethnicities. Winnemucca, NV. Gooding, ID. Battle Mountain, NV. Shoshone, ID.
Cascade, ID. Buffalo, WY. Minden, NV. Susanville, CA. Hines, OR. We continue celebrating our myths and legends in all festivities across the Basque Country.
Bertsolaris are traditional basque poets who compose, sing and improvise verses following specific rules and topics in front of an audience. In essence, it could be compared to listening to rap. As we mentioned in our first post, Basque cuisine is the essence of our culture and origin. The high standard of our local and seasonal products are the key ingredients to making our gastronomy so incredible and unique.
Our land is blessed with a combination of sea, mountains and vineyards that make our wide variety of dishes with home-grown ingredients possible and specialties whose legacies have been passed on from generation to generation. Our traditional local markets are the temples of basque cuisine and are highly regarded by all. You can find our regional specialties not only on the menus of award-winning restaurants but also as a delightful bite to eat at a small bar at any time, in or around the city.
These societies are now open to visitors and tourists, so we highly recommend you visit one if you get the chance! Contact us by email today and begin your journey to this extraordinary area of the world. What is the Basque Country? It encompasses the region located in northern Spain, on the Bay of Biscay at the western end of the Pyrenees mountain range, straddling the frontier between southern France and Spain.
Our culture and origins are distinctive from that of the rest of Spain in many ways and from the spanish way of life. Basque People. Who are we? One of the Oldest languages spoken Euskera or Basque, linguistically speaking has no direct link to any other known language, it is totally isolated from any other living language and may be the oldest in Europe.
Basque Culture. Folklore and Festivals in our country Our culture is a rich and an extraordinary part of the Basque Country traditions: from our unique language Euskera , to our varied gastronomy or even our Basque dances Euskal dantzak which are traditionally displayed at popular events.
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In ETA declared a new ceasefire. In it announced the end of its armed activity, and April the group revealed the locations of its weapons caches and announced that it had officially disarmed. The Basque language has official status with Castilian Spanish in the autonomous region of the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking and mixed areas of Navarra.
The Basque language was introduced into the education system in and a law defines more closely how Basque and Spanish are taught. In there was an agreement on the funding of the Academy of the Basque Language Euskaltzaindia. Other new regulations included the rules for teaching Basque to adults and the standardization plan for the use of Basque by the various public administrative bodies.
In Navarra the Academy of the Basque Language is the consultative institution for linguistic standards. In the government of Navarre assumed full powers over education policy. The protection and promotion of cultural traditions has long been an important issue. However, the use of Basque or Euskara is now growing among young people and in areas such as public administration, the mass media, and in general in the Basque Country.
It is expected to continue increasing on account of active policies to promote the language and willingness on the part of the public to use it. Although fluency in Basque is not required in employment, except for the civil service, it is an important consideration in recruitment, especially for jobs requiring contact with the public.
In Navarra, although there are few speakers for whom it is the first language, there are a growing number who understand Basque, and again this trend is expected to continue due to government policies and public support. Due to high levels of autonomy, the Basque government has invested large amounts of money into education. Not only has this prevented the Basque language from dying out, but it has also led to the Basque Country having one of the best education systems in the world.
In fact, the only countries with higher per pupil-spending are Denmark and Austria. Nearly 48 per cent of the Basque population has some form of tertiary or university qualification — a level on a par with Finland and Norway.
Basque is a compulsory subject at all levels of school in the Basque Country. It is the language of instruction in some pre-primary and primary schools. Basque is taught in colleges and is the teaching language in certain university faculties in both the Basque Country and Navarra. In Navarra, Basque is either the teaching medium or taught as a subject in schools in the Basque-speaking areas. The number of Basque speakers has increased markedly in the past two decades, with a much larger share of young people now speaking the language.
In , only 25 per cent of 16 to 24 year olds in the Basque Country stated that they could speak Basque; in , the figure was more than 71 per cent. These developments have raised questions surrounding the ways that the victims can find justice, and the Basque people and Spanish society as a whole can work towards reconciliation. During its campaign of violence, ETA killed more than people; there are still numerous unresolved cases, including of Basque victims.
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Since August, MRG has been assisting Afghan minority activists and staff from our partner organizations as their lives and their work came under threat with the return of the Taliban. We need your help. For the last three years, we at MRG have run projects promoting freedom of religion and belief across Asia. In Afghanistan we have fostered strong partnerships with amazing local organizations representing ethnic and religious minorities.
They were doing outstanding work, educating minority community members about their rights, collecting evidence of discrimination and human rights abuses, and carrying out advocacy.
Not all have been able to flee. Many had no option but to go into hiding. Some did not have a valid passport. Activists can no longer carry out the work they had embarked on.
They can no longer draw a salary, which means they cannot feed their families. With a season of failed crops and a cold winter ahead, the future is bleak for too many. We refuse to leave Afghanistan behind.
We are asking you today to stand by us as we stand by them. We will also use your donations to support our Afghan partners to pay their staff until they can regroup and make new plans, to use their networks to gather and send out information when it is safe to do so, and to seek passports and travel options for those who are most vulnerable and who have no option but to flee to safety.
Azadeh worked for a global organization offering family planning services. Standing for everything the Taliban systematically reject, Azadeh had no option but to flee to Pakistan. MRG is working with our partners in Pakistan to support many brave Afghans who have escaped Afghanistan because of their humanitarian or human rights work or their faith.
They are now in various secure locations established by our local partners on the ground in Pakistan. Although they are safer in Pakistan than Afghanistan, Hazara Shia and other religious minorities are also persecuted there. We need your help, to support those who put their lives on the line for basic human rights principles we all believe in: equality, mutual respect, and freedom of belief and expression.
The situation on the ground changes daily as more people arrive and some leave.
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