Basques in the West _ A Documentary

Along the banks of the Snake River, through the passes of the Sawtooth Mountains, past the rims of the canyonlands of Southern Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Northern Nevada, is the story of a people often overlooked in Northwestern history. The Basques have been around for generations in these areas, herding sheep and adding their vibrant culture to the beauty of the land.
The documentary we intend to make features the Basque people, what they have done to add culture and vitality to the west, the sheep industry, and the central tension they face with keeping with their traditions and adapting to the modern world.

[@KarelSeeuwen]

An excellent well rounded story. Many thanks.

[@joncamio]

Those Berriochoa girls sure are sharp! Aupa neskak!

[@doreenvilla830]

Thank you! Im 85% Basque. My father and grandmother spoke Euruska. This was such an informative program! My grandfather was a coal miner in Nevada,herded sheep in Idaho. I have always identified as Basque.

[@asierurteagaaguirre3462]

Its the lenguage what makes us Basque, not the genes. Im sorry to tell you that.

[@mariateresaquirk451]

It's Euskera 😊

[@brandonhethcox5354]

I am originally from CA's San Joaquin Valley Area where there is the Basque Shepherds Community of Kern, Co. (South of my Hometown Area), but now I currently reside in Taos, NM. and I found out that there are some families that are of Spanish Basque Ancestry, such as the Aguirre's, the Arreguin's, and the Mondragon's.

[@madgringo9263]

Once and old básque told me a Spanish Civil War story..... It was in the very early days of the War and this REQUETE battallion From NAVARRA which is the part of Spain (the old KINGDOM of Navarra From were today's Euzkady stems From)so mostly are básque speakers too....were going to the front.... So he went on; US kids seing such gallant Armed Troops wearing their red berets Hailled them telling them in básque; Gora Chapelgorry gudariak...gora gora....Requeteak.... When two of the soldiers left the formation and taking as kids by the Ear began kicking US in our back sides and when they stop hurting US they said aloud : This monkey silly Talk of yours is Now prohibited in our Beloved España....so Talk Castilian Spanish from Now on....understood.? But we only had hailed them the old básque said by shouting; Long live the red Beret Requeté Soldiers long live...long live....and he Smiled as he told me his childhood Civil war story.....

[@Chuck_G_Campbell]

My grandfather had several cousins that were Requetes (Carlistas) and some that went on to join the Falanges.

[@madgringo9263]

From the Beggining of the Civil War in Spain General Franco ordered The unificación of the Requetés with the Falangist. During the Civil War the Básque people became like the rest of the Spanish people very devided themselves.... The Región of Navarre Wholesomly stayed with Franco from the start.....as well as the Básque Province of Álava also did...... The other 2 Básque Country Provinces ....Vizcaya and Guipúzcoa stayed Loyal to the 2nd, Spanish Repúblic. Franco always thought that as the Básque people were such followers of the Román Catholic faith they would all stand by his side But It wasn't so.....and the fighting and repressión during the Civil War was very harsh for the Básques as a whole..... The French Básques in Iparralde took no part in the Spanish Civil War. May God bless the Básque people....❤😮😊❤

[@madgringo9263]

The diferent Regions of Spain and it's People's tend to form their own Communitties when abroad.....the Básques....the Cataláns....the Galicians.....the Asturians etc,etc always try to keep their own cultures Alive......though they all form different Associations the all respect and LOVE their Ancestral Iberian Culture from where they all stem from. ❤😮😅😊❤

[@mannyrodriguez5453]

My Basque part of the family is on my mothers father's side, Oquendo Izaguirre, from San Sebastian. My grandfather's parents left the Basque country to Cuba in the late 19 Century.

[@jillianngunzel9897]

One of my favorite really local nicer restaurants that’s been around since at least 1980s called Louie’s Basque Corner. It was family style sitting it was the coolest place my papa an Italian man knew the owners or something and my parents wedding rehearsal dinner was held there. Since Covid I’m not sure if it’s still there I hope so. I day dream about salmon I ate there literally 10 years ago lol

[@edh615]

are these communities still strong? I'd love to visit from Euskadi.

[@the_review_lady_channel]

this was sooo good!

[@dianamccutcheon5129]

You mention the first migration of the Basques with Columbus, and you mention Basques in South America. What about the Basques that migrated from south to north and settled in Northeast Mexico and South Texas up to San Antonio in the early 18th century. That is another Basque story. I am a descendant of the Basques in San Antonio, but not much is mentioned or written about Basques in Texas and that migration to that portion of the US.

[@AugustoOrthez-co8jv]

❤❤❤

[@fermineguidazueguen8798]

Gora. Euskal. Erria. Askatuta

[@deiniou]

Ay ama, usteet eztetela iñoiz aitu ainbeste euskaldun ameriketako inglesa hitzeiten. Nere amona inglaterra juntzan ez ameriketa. Ze dokumental on, uain ameriketa naet jun jende hau bixitatzea

[@fermineguidazueguen8798]

Boise. Is. Biskaia

[@taryngesmundo6928]

Tira! Eskerrik asko!

[@juanchapman1604]

🙂 pքɾօʍօʂʍ

[@AugustoOrthez-co8jv]

GORA EUSKALERRIA TA ASKATATUTA

[@MOAONAABE]

there are reparations coming. trudeau declared the french settlers and their descendants effected by the forced removals from nova scotia in the 1700s as First Nation. those benefits will never come but the declaration is bound to set off a battle in canada. cast to sea families split up, by order of the crown. from the highlands to the islands, the Basque people came thru Capbreton.

[@salrivera7578]

I'm from the central mountains of Puerto Rico and my DNA test said I have 2 percent basque bloodlines on me but I'm 85 percent ancient celts bloodlines mostly Iberians celts bloodlines from north portugal and north Spain but I'm Irish north west England south west England north Scotland as well French plus I even have 2 percent north Norway and 1 percent Switzerland.No Africa or oriental or jew Hebrew moors etc weird but my ancient ancestors stay with in the blood rest of my blood is native from Puerto Rico.But im mostly ancient celt blood lines

[@madgringo9263]

Basques culture is just another Iberian culture....they have always been Spaniards, citizen's of the oldest nation state in Europe..... The Germánic Gothic KINGDOM that created Spain as we know It. Spaniards stem from the Celtiberia Meltingpot as do the Basques . There are French Basques too....their Land not being so heavely industrialised and developed as Spanish Euskady though. Franco Didn't supressed the Basques for being Basques.....they Were suppresed for being Republicans....just like the other Republican Regions of Spain. Most Troops that suppresed them were básque speaking too and Mostly Basques from NAVARRA . Which were staunchly rightwing.... The REQUETES..fanatically spanish. The básque historicaly had a very REQUETES polítical strand.

[@spacejaime]

@madgringo - me encanta tu descripción, ya que es muy cierta! 👏👏

[@madgringo9263]

@@spacejaime gracias...

[@spacejaime]

@@madgringo9263 mi madre era vasca y vivió la guerra civil de principio a fin. En Orduna, Vizcaya. Su padre (mi abuelo) de Burgos, pero mi abuela vasca de clavo pasao!!!

[@Vasconezona]

Basques ARE NOT Spaniards. Thank you. Nice day.

[@Vasconezona]

Basques DO NOT stem from gothic Germanic people. They were the first Neanderthals in Europe.