They've been a culture without a country for so long, it's little surprise that pockets of Basque life can be found throughout the West. They began arriving in the 1800s from Basque country, which ...

Idaho’s most famous food export may still be the potato, but the Gem State’s culinary specialties encompass far more than the humble spud. In fact, many of its flavors are imported from more than ...

BOISE, Idaho — Generations after Basques from Spain and France came to work in the West’s sheep camps and boardinghouses, their descendants can hear their voices and glimpse their faces on the ...

AMERICA'S Wild West has long been home to Indians, Hispanics and African Americans, but rarely have they felt the need to play up their ethnic ancestries. Now, though, that may all be changing. The ...

During a recent conversation with a friend who was asking about the Basques in Nevada, I remembered the book, “Sweet Promised Land,” by Robert Laxalt, which I read several years ago. At about the same ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Spanish historical association dedicated to the Basque ethnic minority and its participation in World War II is taking steps to preserve the memory of soldiers and Marines who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carvings made over decades by Basque herders are endangered as their canvas, the aspens, are at risk. Sawtooth Mountains, 2011, ...

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, American-Basques and people who just wanted to join in on ...

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 ...