“The ancestral spirit of women: endeavored, resistant, motherly, supportive, cautious, protective…and at the same time able to let their children go so that they can make their way.”

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“The ancestral spirit of women: endeavored, resistant, motherly, supportive, cautious, protective…and at the same time able to let their children go so that they can make their way.”

Marita Echave (mah-reet-ah eh-chah-vay), cook

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“I used to be at home with my mother and my aunts...in the kitchen. There I learned to listen to stories, stories of the sea, war, love... Those women taught me storytelling. ”

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“I used to be at home with my mother and my aunts...in the kitchen. There I learned to listen to stories, stories of the sea, war, love... Those women taught me storytelling. ”

Kirmen Uribe (keer-men oo-ree-bay), writer

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“I belong to a universe in which (Euskera) was the dominant language. What matters to me is the language, which is something as human as walking …it’s what helps us endure.”

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“I belong to a universe in which (Euskera) was the dominant language. What matters to me is the language, which is something as human as walking …it’s what helps us endure.”

Bernardo Atxaga (bare-nahr-doh aht-chah-gah), author

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“For the Basque language the focus is on unity or “we.” It’s about “our hand” or “our land.” It’s “our.” It’s not “I” or “mine.” It’s “we” or “our” because it’s so much based on survival.”

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“For the Basque language the focus is on unity or “we.” It’s about “our hand” or “our land.” It’s “our.” It’s not “I” or “mine.” It’s “we” or “our” because it’s so much based on survival.”

Angeles Arrien (an-juh-lis ah-ree-yen), educator

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