Blog post #4 The basques people

The basques people are a ethnic group who are found in a region that is around the west end of the Pyrenees, of the bay of Biscay and covers into the north western corner of Spain and south western France. The language they speak is called Basques.  Much of this population lives in or near the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz also know as BAB  the urban belt on the coast in Basque these are Baiona, Angelu and Miarritze people. Basques identify themselves by the term euskaldun and their country as Euskal Herria. The basques people feel more strongly of their ethnic group than France.
"I am French and Basque. There is no conflict, I am proud of both. . . . I have friends who are involved in the political side of things but that is not for me. My only interest is the culture, the Euskera language, the people, our history and ways"  Basque rugby union player for France, Imanol Harinordoquy


The peoples remain isolated from the common french agenda and side with basques issues and culture. There have been many movements to separate from France and Spain and have their own country but the idea is not accepted by either country.The  state language promotion, school regulation, causes mass media and migration, and almost all Basques people after primary school speak the official language of their country France or Spain There are extremely few Basque monolingual speakers so almost all Basque speakers are bilingual on both sides of the border. Spanish or French is typically the first language of citizens from other regions who often feel no need to learn Basque, maintains the dominance of the state tongues of both France and Spain. Basque people also have a close connection to their homes as well having a self sufficient life style farming much of what they got on their property. 



How do we really now that it would be beneficial for the basque people to have their own country?