Language Immersion Programs After several attempts to establish schools for German American children, a group of prominent, non-sectarian, liberal German Americans in Indianapolis… Read More »Language Immersion Programs
Latvians Earliest records indicate the presence of Latvian residents in North America around 1680. The greatest migration of Latvian individuals to… Read More »Latvians
Macedonians Wars, political oppression, and economic instability caused Macedonian individuals of eastern Europe to immigrate to the United States after 1900.… Read More »Macedonians
Migration Patterns Immigrants, defined here as those not native to Indiana, always have contributed to the growth of Indianapolis’ population. Although they… Read More »Migration Patterns
Muslims The Muslim community of Indianapolis is a small but integral part of the city’s population. Muslim residents may account for… Read More »Muslims
Native Americans Native Americans have lived in Marion County for nearly 10,000 years and continue to do so today. The nations historically… Read More »Native Americans
Poles In 1875, Polish immigrants, probably Kashubes from the Pomerania-Baltic coast region of Germany, were involved in organizing Sacred Heart Catholic… Read More »Poles
Prehistoric Archaeological Sites Over 1,000 archaeological sites are recorded in Indianapolis and Marion County. The majority of these sites are prehistoric, dating from… Read More »Prehistoric Archaeological Sites
Religion and Race Race has been a public issue in Indianapolis from the city’s earliest years. Numerous state laws restricted the rights of… Read More »Religion and Race
Romanians Immigrants from Romania began arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. Settling primarily in urban industrial areas,… Read More »Romanians
