*Etniker-Bizkaia: After an initial attempt at Euskal Kultur Mintegia at Deusto University, Etniker Bizkaia was started at the Basque Library of the Derio Diocesan Seminary, where José Miguel de Bizkaia presented the research project in May 1972. On 10 July of that year, the group was officially formed with the signing by Barandiaran in Axlor-Dima. In 1975, they began to publish an internal newsletter called ''Etniker Bizkaia''.
Por lo tanto a mediados de los años setenta el Therefore, the Etniker research plan de investigación Etniker ya estaba en marcha en todos los territorios de Vasconia peninsularwas already underway in all the provinces of the Basque Country falling within Spain by the mid 1970s.
Más tardíamenteMuch later, en in 1986, miembros de la members of the Lauburu Association Lauburu de of Baiona formaron el Grupo formed the Etniker-IparraldeGroup. Varios miembros de la Asociación venían trabajando en temas etnográficos y se adhirieron al proyecto del Several members of the Association had been working on ethnographic issues and joined the Ethnographic Atlas Etnográficoproject.
En In 1976 tuvo lugar en el Santuario de , the first joint meeting of the Etniker Groups was held at the Aralar la primera reunión conjunta de los Grupos EtnikerSanctuary. The groups have meet annually since then, reunión que se ha repetido anualmente hasta el día de hoy organizada rotatoriamente por cada uno de los grupos y celebrada en su territoriotaking turns to organise it in their territory.{{DISPLAYTITLE: Grupos EtnikerGroups}}