 In northern Nevada, you'll find a group of people with several generations of history in the area. Well, the Basque originated in Europe, of course. They don't have a country with defined borders. They have a Basque country that's called, but it's more of a region that straddles Spain and France. Dana Toth says the Basque began arriving in the area around Winnemucca in the 1890s. They were going to the northern parts of the county to work in the sheeping industries. That's very common to where they came from.