A regional nonprofit organization based in Elko, Nevada, the Western Folklife Center works to expand our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors by celebrating the everyday traditions of people who live and work in the West. The Folklife Center strives to create deep and lasting experiences, to challenge the intellect and engage the emotions, to encourage a sense of belonging for those at home in the West, in fact or in spirit, and to ensure that rural communities throughout the region realize and appreciate their own cultural bounty.

The Western Folklife Center produces programs based on original fieldwork or research among diverse groups of people around the West, with an emphasis on rural culture. The Folklife Center uses this information to create exhibits, films, radio programs, recordings and other public presentations grounded in authenticity. These materials also become a documentary record that is preserved in the Folklife Center's Archives.

www.westernfolklife.org