Nevada's rich heritage includes the colorful traditions of the Basque people of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain, whose young men came to the American West to work, primarily as ...

Their numbers may be small, but Basques and their descendants have left an indelible mark on Nevada — so much so that the theme of the 34th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko is “Basques & ...

Over a thousand people gathered in Boise’s Basque Block for the third day of Jaialdi. The Basque Block became a meeting ground for Basques, Basque-Americans and people who just wanted to join in on ...

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 ...

But the proud Basques didn’t want to sever all ties with their homeland. So in 1983, a Boise philanthropist, Adelia Simplot, bought the building, financed its restoration and in 1985 established the ...

I first encountered Basque culture in August 1945 after enrolling at Biarritz American University in the southwest corner of France, one of millions of American soldiers in Europe waiting to go home ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Basque Festival is all about celebrating the Basque culture. That's why the Kern County Basque Club has invited professional handball players from the Basque region to come ...

Boise is home to one of the highest concentration of Basques in the United States. The Basque Museum and Cultural Center in Boise provides a glimpse into the history of the Basques in Idaho and their ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Basque Country, geographically, is located in northeastern Spain and southeastern France along the Bay of Biscay, but the cultural and familial ties stretch across oceans and ...

Established in 1985, this museum celebrates worldwide Basque culture. The exhibits tell a narrative of Basque history in northern Spain and shine a light on the Basque community that settled in Boise ...