Paul Rykken

Black River Falls, Wisconsin

Man in a suit and red polka-dot bow tie speaking during an interview, with bookshelves in the background.

A former teacher at Black River Falls High School, Paul Rykken is known for his innovative approach in using Culturally Responsive Teaching when integrating American Indian Studies into middle and high school classrooms.

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Black-and-white historic photo of small wooden buildings in a rural settlement near trees.

Man in a suit and red bow tie speaking indoors, with bookshelves in the background.

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Title card for The Ways episode "Deep Snow Camp: Ice Fishing and Subsistence Harvest," photographed from beneath the ice looking up through a freshly drilled hole. An ice chisel penetrates the surface from above, surrounded by shattered ice and churning bubbles, with green lake water visible below. Text is rendered in white bold type with small orange and blue diamond decorative elements.

The Ways, Deep Snow Camp: Ice Fishing and Subsistence Harvest

Chris McGeshick of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) talks about Deep Snow ...

Ojibwe

Grades 6-12

Person stirring pot outdoors; text reads “Raising the Grain” and “Field Notes on Climate” about wild rice habitats.

Field Notes on Climate: Wild Rice

Wild rice, known as manoomin in the Anishinaabe language, plays an important ecological role and holds deep cultural ...

Ojibwe

Grades 6-12

Smiling person with glasses beside text “HISTORY FORGED IN COPPER?” and “The Look Back,” with copper tools and forging scene.

The Look Back: Indigenous Copper Technology in the Western Great Lakes

Native peoples in the area that is now Wisconsin have some of the oldest copperworking traditions in the ...

Stockbridge-Munsee Oneida Brothertown Ho-Chunk Ojibwe Menominee Potawatomi

Grades 4-6

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Infusion Application – History Curriculum Related to American Indian Studies

Paul Rykken says all subjects can be infused with American Indian perspectives

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