Basque Centers Leaders in Recovering Historical Memory
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Euskal Etxeak Issue 84. zka 2008/3 BASQUE CENTERS LEADERS IN RECOVERING HISTORICAL MEMORY BAT BASQUE COMMITMENT TO AMATEUR ELITE SPORTS We'd like to hear your opinion What do you think of our new design? What subjects would you like the magazine to cover? Send us an e-mail [email protected] your thoughts and suggestions: Vascas Colectividades Or write us by regular mailD at:irección de Lehendakaritza - 01007 VITORIA-GASTEIZ Navarra, 2 • C/ If you'd like a free subscription to Euskal Etxeak magazine, e-mail us with your delivery details: [email protected] EGILEA / AUTHOR Eusko Jaurlaritza-Kanpo Harremanetarako Idazkaritza Nagusia 84 Basque Government-General Secretariat for Foreign Action C/ Navarra, 2 01007 VITORIA-GASTEIZ.: 945 01 7900 • [email protected] ZUZENDARIA / DIRECTOR Josu Legarreta Bilbao INPRIMATZAILEA / PRINTING mccgraphics ARGITARATZAILEA / PUBLISHER Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia / Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco ISSN: 1579-4229 L.G./L.D.: BI-1090-01 ARGAZKIAK: Mikel Arrazola, Jon Bernardez DISEINU ETA MAKETAZIOA / LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Didart Euskal Etxeak Issue 84. zka 2008/3 BASQUE CENTERS LEADERS IN RECOVERING HISTORICAL MEMORY BAT BASQUE COMMITMENT TO AMATEUR ELITE SPORTS 842008 / 3 GURE GAIA 4 ALBISTE LABURRAK / NEWS BRIEFS GURE GAIA / COVER STORY 6 Basque centers: Leaders in recovering historical memory 10 “By 2011 we hope to have over 500,000 documents in our archive” (Josu Legarreta) 6 12 BAT: Basque commitment to amateur elite sports BERTATIK-KANPOTIK 14 Joseba Agirre Ikobaltzeta, intern for the Directorate for Relations with Basque EUSKAL JENDEA Communities 15 Martin Urquijo Unzurrunzaga, intern at the Basque Office in Argentina EUSKAL JENDEA / PEOPLE 16 “We are forging a path and there is no turning back” (Idoia Zenarrutzabeitia) EUSKADITIK 19 The Lehendakari wants the right to opinion to be part of the 16 international agenda KANPO HARREMANAK / OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES ABROAD: 20 Basque Government representatives present at the Annual GURE TXOKOAK Convention of North American Basques EUSKAL ETXEAK 22 “They a purdy good a'bunch” GURE TXOKOAK 24 Santimamiñe cave 24 SUKALDARITZA / CUISINE 27 Branka. TXANGURRO a la Donostiarra with pumpkin cream in a soup of porrusalda. albistelaburrak newsbriefs JUNE BASQUE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, IVAP, CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY In 2008 the Basque Institute for Linguistic Policy, Patxi Baztarrika, Public Administration, IVAP, Director of Coordination for the celebrates a quarter of a century. Department of Language Policy, To mark the event the institution Erramun Osa, and Director of the has organized three full-day Public Institution for the Basque events on innovation in such language in Iparralde, Jean-Claude areas as people management, Iriart presented the public administration and 4th Sociolinguistic Survey in Euskara. The three events will Donostia. According to the study the take place in Vitoria-Gasteiz, number of Euskara speakers has Bilbao and Donostia-San increased by 140,000 since 1991. Sebastián, respectively. Juan José Ibarrtexe at the IVAP event. THE BASQUE PARLIAMENT BASQUE ECONOMY resolve new problems." The event BACKS PROPOSAL BY Expected to grow 2.7% was opened by the prestigious LEHENDAKARI IN 2008 French sociologist, Alain Touraine. In an extraordinary session, the In spite of the global economic Basque Parliament passed a law slowdown, the Basque economic BASQUE CAbiNET OF that allowed the referendum put will continue to grow in 2008. MiNISTERS PASSES PENSION forward by Lehendakari Juan José According to Idoia Zenarrutzabeitia, SUPPLEMENT BILL Ibarretxe to go ahead. The Basque Vice-lehendakari and In its weekly meeting, the Basque consultation, scheduled for October, Minister for Treasury and Public Cabinet of Ministers passed Pension would put two questions to vote: Administration, the Basque Supplement Bill. The bill will grant a 1. "Do you agree to support a economy will grow by 2.7% this new economic proviso for people on negotiated end to violence, if ETA year. However, due to the economic the lowest pension incomes, declares unequivocally its wish to deceleration, the figure will be bringing the total amount perceived put an end to violence once and for lower than in 2007. to equal 100% of the official all?". minimum wage. Close to 20,000 2. "Do you agree that Basque BILBAO HOSTS THIRD people will benefit from the political parties, without exclusions, INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS measure. should initiate a negotiation ON HUMAN RIGHTS process to reach a Democratic The Third International Congress on EUSKARA ON THE RISE Agreement on the right of the Human Rights was held this year in ACCORDING TO 4TH Basque People to decide their own Bilbao. At the event Lehendakari, SOCIOLINGUISTIC SURVEY future, and to put the agreement to Juan José Ibarretxe, said: "We need Basque Minister for Culture, Miren a referendum before the end of new ideas and instruments to Azkarate, Deputy Minister for 2010?" 4 Euskal Etxeak Euskal Etxeak 5 declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO. Gurutz Larrañaga, Deputy Minister for Culture, Youth and 2008: YEAR OF INNOVATION Sport, underscored the importance IN EUSKADI of this declaration, as it will The Basque Science, Technology and increase the international Innovation Council held a meeting, recognition of Basque heritage. The during which the following agenda caves now join the ranks of the items were discussed: the creation Biscay Transporter Bridge, which Basque Government office on of an Innovation Award, the until now was the only Basque overseas affairs and the Caja definition of the Scientific Advisory monument to have been given this Laboral-Euskadiko Kutxa savings Committee; major progress in the distinction. bank. Basque Secretary of Foreign "Euskadi + Innova" program; Affairs, Iñaki Aguirre, said that compliance with the Business THE ETXEPARE BASQUE Arzak has made "Euskadi second to Competitiveness and Social INSTITUTE BEGINS WORK none." Innovation Plan 2006-2009; In a press conference held at the analysis of the first steps in Office of the President, the SEPTEMBER attracting researchers; creation of a "Instituto Vasco Etxepare Euskal new Basque Excellence Research Institutua" Board of Trustees was Centre (BERC); follow-up of the announced. The act was presided EUROPEAN COURT BACKS Innobasque project; and, lastly, over by Lehendakari Ibarretxe, who BASQUE TAXATION monitoring the development of the is also a member of the board. In The European Court of Justice (ECJ) project "2008: Year of Innovation in his speech the Lehendakari insisted ruled that the Basque "foral" Euskadi." on the need “at dawn of the 21st- (provincial) treasuries can establish century, today more than ever, for a different tax system from the the Basque Country to be open to Spanish system. Therefore, the JULY the world - jaldi adi mundura." Basque taxation system is not at odds with European legislation. The ALTXERRI, EKAIN AND Chef Juan Mari Arzak, decision ends the dispute that SANTIMANIÑE DECLARED UNIVERSAL BASQUE began in 2005, when the Basque WORLD HERITAGE SITES Donostia-based chef Juan Mari treasuries set the Corporate Tax The cave paintings of Altxerri, Ekain Arzak received the 2008 Universal rate at 32.5%, as opposed to 35% and Santimamiñe have been Basque Award, granted by the established by the Spanish treasury. Zinemaldia features BASQUE FILM DAY As in previous years, the San Sebastian Film Festival, Zinemaldi, dedicated a day to Basque filmmaking. Thirteen films were shown, in addition to a series of short films produced by Kimuak. The event wrapped up with a gala awards ceremony. The winners of the Ibaia award were Néstor Basterretxea and Fernando Larruquert. The Ama-Lur award went to Mariví Bilbao. Cave painting in Ekain 4 Euskal Etxeak Euskal Etxeak 5 ASQUE PROFILE B INNOVATION IN RAISING THE INNOVATION BASQUE CENTERS: LEADERS IN RECOVERING HISTORICAL MEMORY Eusko Jaurlaritzak euskal etxe zein munduan barrena bizi diren euskaldunen historia berreskuratzeko BASQUE CENTERS programa martxan jarri zuen aspaldi. Programa honek atal ezberdinak ditu. Lehenik kanpoan argitaratzen ziren euskal aldizkari eta euskal etxeen artxiboen digitalizazioari ekin zion. Gaur egun harrera herrialdeko egunkarietan euskaldunei buruzko artikuluak bilatzen eta digitalizatzen ari dira Amerikako unibertsitate batzuekin elkarlanean. Etorkizunean lan hau beste herrialde batzuetara hedatu nahi da, argazki zaharren digitalizazioari ekin eta ahozko testigantzak jaso. n history books about the Basque The Urazandi project has several to encourage feelings and attitudes of Country the subject of Basque aims: to compile the historical memory support and cultural coexistence with emigration and exile has never of the Basque presence on an immigrants who decide to make their been regarded as a relevant factor. international level, reducing the risk of homes in Euskadi. Urazandi is a But no one would deny the losing highly relevant historical marvelous project that helps shed light Iimportant impact it has had on the information; provide new generations on our past; but at the same time it is country itself and the various places of Basques from the euskal etxeak with an innovative project, a project with a where for centuries the Basque people the opportunity to learn more about the future, both for the new generations of have settled. history of their ancestors; enable Basque center members and for Basque Nowadays, information is much researchers and Basque society itself to society itself. We live