Estella-Lizarra prepares the second day of the Basque

Aiztondeta Elkartea prepares a party around Basque in Estella-Lizarra “in order to enjoy an intergenerational day, in which Basque, popular culture, solidarity, participation.” From the organization they assured that participation is more necessary than ever “at a time when the popular movement of Estella-Lizarra is being continually attacked in the form of cut subsidies, authoritarian denial of festive spaces.”

It may be surprising, but in the middle of the arid landscape of Nevada, one of the oldest languages in Europe is heard: the Basque language. In places like Winnemucca or Elko, small towns of the state, Basque culture not only survives, but is celebrated with pride.With a community that could touch the 100,000 people throughout the country, many consider this region of the west of the United States as "a second Basque Country."The Basque languag…