Numerous shepherds and their four-legged friends came from all around the Basque Country to Auritz-Burguete in an event held to honour those who emigrated west during the twentieth century. Hundreds of shepherds and their companions made their way to Auritz-Burguete on Sunday to participate in the fourth edition of `Ameriketako Artzain Eguna´, a day in which shepherds who emigrated to the States during the last century come together.[+]
Numerous shepherds and their four-legged friends came from all around the Basque Country to Auritz-Burguete in an event held to honour those who emigrated west during the twentieth century.[+]
The Oinkari Basque dancers from Boise, one of the most visible parts of Idaho's Basque-American heritage, are planning their 50th anniversary celebrations.[+]
In a surprise move an alternative multilingualism report was passed at Plenary in the European Parliament today led by a coalition of MEPs, Maria Badia (PES), Ignasi Guardans (ALDE) and Mikel Irujo (EFA-Greens), and backed by the language NGO EBLUL. The alternative resolution overturned the controversial report tabled by Vasco Graca Moura (EPP), winning by 335 votes to 279 with 69 abstentions.[+]
DELIVERY OF THE 'ENE' PRIZE. Representatives of Eusko Ikaskuntza-Society of Basque Studies and of the Eskualdunen Biltzarra Basque Center of Bordeaux participated last February 4th in the Basque city of Baiona in the act of delivery of the ENE Prize 2008 to the Euskal Etxea of Bordeaux. The reward had been granted last December 3, International Day of the Basque Language (Euskararen Nazioarteko Eguna, ENE), for the hard work of support and diffusion of the Basque language developed by this 'Maison Basque' along the year and throught the years. In the image, Mixel Sallagoity, David Mugica, Jean-Michel Larrasquet and Jose Mari Velez de Mendizabal during the delivery (photo Eusko Ikaskuntza).[+]
Basque federations from Uruguay, Argentina, United States, Venezuela and Spain have created it. The web site will be providing photos, videos and collections of historic documents.[+]
Faced with the suspension by the Spanish government of the Law on Citizenship Consultation approved by the Basque Parliament on June 27, 2008, the institutions that represent the Basque diaspora in the Americas organized wish to publish the following considerations:[+]
Friday’s dinner had a sole purpose, to honor Pete Cenarrusa, founder of the Cenarrusa Foundation, for his work to promote the Basque culture and language.
On September 12[+]
The team of Catalonia has won the 14th Atlantic Watersports Games, organised by the Association of Basque Sports Federations, which have been played in the waters of El Abra Bay and Arrietarra Beach. They have fiercely disputed the top position in the Games, which has been really tight, as the Catalonian team, won the title only after winning one single gold medal more than the Basque, who could not defend their title won during last year’s games. Aquitaine, another favorite team to step onto the podium, has finally been third in the championships.[+]
Pen Club, United States' most important association of writers gave Basque writer Kirmen Uribe the prize he had been awarded with for the English translation of his poetry book Bitartean heldu eskutik (Meanwhile take my hand).[+]
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