In our group Naziogintza we have lamented more than once that we Basques know very little about our history, including our recent history. Therefore, some historical episodes of great importance remain ignored, in the shadows of our collective imagination.
In this article we want to bring to light one of those historical episodes: the pro-independence pact signed 101 years ago...
The first part of the article we published, here: https://www.naziogintza.eus/en/political-dictionary-of-naziogintza-part-1/
BASQUE LANGUAGE (EUSKARA): The language of the Basque Country. Can we imagine a German who does not know German, a Spaniard who does not know Spanish, a Frenchman who does not know French? Nor can we imagine an Euskaldun who does not know Basque.
EUSKALDUN: A person who speaks the Basque language....
Unfortunately, political culture is not very common among the Basques. Not even among Basque nationalists. As a result, we often use basic political concepts incorrectly, and in doing so we always come out losers in the ideological confrontation.
We want to gather some political concepts in this dictionary so that not to get entangled in ideological discussions. It is not...
Most of the groups and entities working for the Basque language agree that the language policies applied in the Basque Country under Spanish administration no longer work. Although the knowledge of the Basque language has increased somewhat in the Basque Autonomous Community and in Navarre, the use of the language is falling (the fall in its use in traditionally...
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Professor Julen Zabalo wrote this article in the newspaper GARA, under the title "Naziogintza berriaz":
https://www.naiz.eus/eu/iritzia/articulos/naziogintza-berriaz
In our article we answer some of the questions raised by Professor Zabalo in his press article.
Julen Zabalo claims that the procedure to reach the Basque state must be changed and we must renounce our nationhood. We do not agree. If the two states that...
The first part of the article we published, here: https://www.naziogintza.eus/en/about-the-basque-demographic-crisis-part-1/
MIGRATION FLOWS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY
Migration flows come as no surprise in this unfair world with an ever wider social divide. Every year millions of people initiate emigration to affluent countries escaping war, famine or poverty, and this pattern is not expected to change in the short term. We cannot remain...
At NAZIOGINTZA we analyze those factors affecting the Basque nation, its evolution and transformation. Since we promote the dissemination of Basque national consciousness, its language, its culture and its collective personality, we believe it is essential to identify and study those parameters which affect them. One of those parameters, of great importance, is the demographic one; therefore, we will...
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This article condemns the fact that the only news program produced by Spanish Public Television (RTVE) for the Western Basque Country (TELENORTE) is broadcast almost entirely in the Spanish language, with only 6% of its content in Basque.
TELENORTE totally marginalises the Basque language in its programming. And it is curious that the television company broadcasting it, Televisión Española (RTVE)...
The first part of the article we published, here: https://www.naziogintza.eus/en/about-the-basque-national-school-part-1/
PUBLIC (STATE-RUN) VS PRIVATE SECTOR: A POINTLESS DEBATE:
Every so often heated debates emerge on the public/private dichotomy for education in the Peninsular Basque Country, with public system advocates bitterly criticizing above all the Basque-language school network or ikastolas.
NAZIOGINTZA’s point of view in this respect is clear. In our opinion, that...
At NAZIOGINTZA we publicly and energetically denounce attacks on the Basque Country in the linguistic, cultural or national sphere. And we do it through this website. We collect the testimonies that come to us to inform you, because we believe that knowledge of these regrettable acts is essential for raising awareness.
Amaia (the name is fictitious, because she wishes to...
