Lakota Made LLC

question for you all.
what is blooming where you live right now? walk outside and look. yard, sidewalk crack, ditch, anywhere.
drop it in the comments. if you do not know the name, describe it or post a photo and we will figure it out together. half of what i know about plants started with somebody asking what is that.
this is how plant knowledge stays alive. people noticing.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

new moon, new cold somehow. summer colds are real and they are rude.
this is why the elderberry shelf exists. elderberry infused honey for your tea and toast. elderberry tonic with elderflower, cinnamon, and star anise for the whole family through the season, in two jar sizes. and the alcohol free elderberry tincture for the folks who want it simple.

all made here in small batches with raw honey and plants we know.
free shipping on every order of 45 and up. no code, it comes off automatic at checkout. through wednesday june 17 at midnight. a couple jars gets you there easy.

606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

a poem for the dark moon.

the sky put her light away tonight and nobody panicked.

the plants did not stop growing. the river did not stop moving. my hands did not stop working.

rest is not the opposite of strength. it is where strength comes from.

even the moon knows you cannot pour from an empty sky.

start again tomorrow. that is the whole teaching.

606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

tonight the moon goes dark. wite. the new moon.
hanwi, the night sun, rests tonight. our old people understood this as a beginning, not an ending. the seed in the ground before anything shows. the breath before the song.
whatever you have been wanting to start, this is the sky giving you a clean page.
we do not sell anything in this post. some teachings just need room to sit.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

Háŋ Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ
The world just made its first trillionaire
and I sat with that for a minute
because I can't understand it.
A trillion dollars held in one set of hands
while babies go without,
while elders choose between heat and medicine,
while whole communities are told there isn't enough.
That mindset runs the world
and it makes me sick.
Me ? I got a payout this week
and the money was barely mine before it was moving again.
Paid another small business for their honey and their wax.
Bought bread and vegetables from the farmers market.
Walked a vendor fair and put money in the hands of other makers.
Sent some to family who needed it.
I'm not rich in money.
I'm rich in family. Rich in teachings.
I've paid for funerals.
Car bills. Rent. Light bills. Groceries.
Tipi raising contests. Wačhípi funds.
Boxes of medicine sent to people I'll never get a thank you from
and I never asked for one.
I don't take it back. I don't accept what's offered in return.
Because that's not the way I was raised.
We don't hoard. We share.
When ours is taken care of, we help others have.
Our people measured wealth by how much you gave away,
not how much you could pile up and sit on top of.
So in that way, I'm trying to be wealthy.
Wealthy enough to keep giving.
It's a hard way to live inside a banking system
that was never built for people like us.
But I'll get through it.
I always do.
They take and take with no regard for another life.
We give and give and somehow we're still standing.
That's the difference.
That's the whole difference.

lakotamade.com

the june moon is a lip balm moon. small, sweet, easy to carry. that is the energy of this whole month.
akišni lip balm carries plantain, yarrow, and peppermint for lips that are cracked and mad about it. vanilla lip balm is the soft everyday one. eucalyptus lip balm wakes you right up.
all of them start with shea butter, beeswax, and our sunflower oil. all made in small batches at the shop.
they are the easiest thing to add to an order, and right now free shipping on every order of 45 and up. no code, it comes off automatic at checkout. through wednesday june 17 at midnight.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

saturday in mankato. the shop is open 10 to 5 today and the crew is here.
come smell things. ask questions about the plants. bring your auntie. the riverfront is right there and the weather is doing its june thing.
and if you are far away, the website never closes. free shipping on orders 45 and up runs through wednesday night, automatic at checkout.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

Ičháȟpe huŋ. purple coneflower. echinacea. native to this prairie.

she is one of the oldest medicines our people carry. the knowledge held by lakota elders names her for infections and for toothaches, and she has long been reached for when the body is fighting something off. where she grows she feeds the pollinators too.

parts used are her roots and flowers. harvest the flowers in summer, the roots in fall after she has had two years to grow. take only what you need and leave the strongest plants to seed.

a simple way to know her: steep one teaspoon of dried roots in hot water for ten minutes. no product in this post, just a relative worth knowing.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

new free shipping deal starts today and runs through wednesday.

free shipping on every order of 45 and up. no code, it comes off automatic at checkout. through wednesday june 17 at midnight. *Yep i used the same graphic, i don't have time to be artsy today*

the honest reason is simple. these middle weeks of june are when we stack up for payroll and the bills that land on the first. weekend orders are what carry that. so we are opening a fresh window and inviting you in.

every dollar you spend here goes back into more medicine, more plants, wages for our small crew, and keeping an indigenous woman owned business standing. that is the whole machine.

orders take 3 to 7 business days to make and pack, THEN 3 to 5 to ship. plan accordingly and stock up.

606 n riverfront dr, mankato. open wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, sunday 10 to 3. shop anytime at lakotamade.com. join our newsletter at lakotamade.com for first word on everything.

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In store only while supplies last!

606 N Riverfront Dr Mankato MN 56001