North Carolina enjoys a rich heritage of folk cultural traditions and a distinguished history of scholarly and popular appreciation of folklore, folklife, and folk arts. The North Carolina Folklore Journal, supported in part by East Carolina University and the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, is published twice a year and is a benefit of membership in the North Carolina Folklore Society The Journal is a primary resource for presenting and interpreting the variety of folk arts and cultural forms among the state's diverse ethnic groups and regions.