basque heritage worldwide
05/18/2020
If we talk about Euskera in the Eighth Province, there is no doubt that Uruguay is one of the countries in South America where Basque instruction has deepened. That is why we shouldn’t be surprised that during this time of confinement, Basque teachers and students in Uruguay have found a way to stay in touch, practice and share the language.
05/18/2020
Now you can get your own yourname@ni.eus email for free, or if you prefer the Premium Plan, whateveryoulike@yourname.eus for three Euros a month. This is a service in Basque for anyone without a .eus website, directed to individuals, businesses, associations and also Basque clubs. You can configure it on your cell phone, or on your usual email program on a computer, with use allowed online through ...
05/15/2020
Philologist from Donostia, Ritxi Lizartza, is the founder of *maramara* Linguistic Services", a company that is involved in several projects related to the Basque language. Among these, and maybe the one most used in the Diaspora is Mintzanet, a program that provides the possibility of practicing Euskera free of charge on the Internet.
05/15/2020
The Ukama Gallery will inaugurate works by Paul Ygartua tomorrow. It is a collection of large canvases, the result of his work during the pandemic. Born in Liverpool and long time resident in Vancouver, the artist with Basque roots pays tribute to the workers on the front line fighting the Coronavirus. “Heroes/Warriors,” as he calls calles them, include all ...
05/15/2020
On the calendar of Basque festivals in the Western United States, next Sunday, May 17, was time for the celebration of the 56th Annual Los Banos Basque Festival, organized by the Los Banos Basque Club. It was cancelled a couple of months ago due to the coronavirus, but aita Antton Egiguren, Basque chaplain for the USA, maintains the online celebration of the picnic's mass in Basque and ...
05/14/2020
Anna Mari Aguirre passed away in New York. She was a clear example of a Basque in the Diaspora that wasn’t born in Euskal Herria but she always walked through life honoring the Basqueness she inherited at home from her parents, both Americans like her, and her grandparents who settled in New York. A sentiment that was accompanied at all times by a remarkable capacity for work and a remarkable ...
05/13/2020
The Delegation in Court of the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country (RSBAP, Euskalerriaren Lagunen Elkartea) has just published a book on Jose Maria Iparragirre and Basques in Madrid in the 19th century entitled, Iparragirre in the Court. The Gernikako Arbola and the Basques in Madrid in the 19th Century. Its author, Francisco de Paula Garcia, is a journalist and technical secretary at the ...
05/12/2020
The renovation and reactivation of the club’s website by the board of directors, led by president Ibane Azpiritxaga, is another step on the way to “updating and providing the best service possible to our members and Basque community in Venezuela.” The Basque club’s institutional presence online was brief and the website hadn’t been updated since 1997. Now it returns with its ...
05/12/2020
“How does someone who spent 30 years as a prisoner live outside? “What is the process of social re-adaptation like? These are some of the topics covered by Ander Zurimendi, journalist from Vitoria-Gasteiz in Recoja sus cosas (Gather your things) beginning with “the personal, human and even intimate experiences of five former ETA prisoners, all affected by the Parot Doctrine and released in ...
05/11/2020
Over the last few days, we have published two videos and a text created in relation to COVID-19 by Basques in the Diaspora. After the videos of Martin Goicoecha, from Rock Springs, Wyoming and Jexux Goñi from Reno, Nevada; and after a song composted by Mattin Lerrisa with lyrics by Begoña Echeverria from Chino, California, we now add bertsos from Boise, Idaho by Todor Azurtza published in ...
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