Lakota Made LLC

Lakota Made LLC Sicangu Lakota Owned • Est. 2018
Indigenous First Medicines &
Eco-Friendly Personal Care Products
(440)

Follow our Facebook and Instagram to stay updated on special events, store closings, new/restocked products, and more! For information on our products, shipping policy, etc, please visit our website at www.lakotamade.com

if you only do one thing on this page today, get on the newsletter.tuesdays you get a plant teaching in your inbox. thur...
09/05/2026

if you only do one thing on this page today, get on the newsletter.
tuesdays you get a plant teaching in your inbox. thursday or friday you get first word on what's fresh off the pour. that's it, no spam, no daily blasts. the signup is at lakotamade.com, bottom of any page.
and while you're on the site, the fall shelf is stocked. orders over 75 ship free with FREESHIP75. a reminder before you order: 5 to 7 business days to process, THEN 3 to 7 business days in the mail. we're 8 people and we don't work weekends. orders can't be edited once placed, so enter FREESHIP75 on orders over 75 and double check before you hit complete.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

what's in phezuta akišni tea and why it's the one we reach for in september.nettle, goldenrod, elderberry, raspberry lea...
09/05/2026

what's in phezuta akišni tea and why it's the one we reach for in september.
nettle, goldenrod, elderberry, raspberry leaf, flat cedar, and chaga. six relatives, one cup.
nettle for the minerals your body runs low on when the days shorten. goldenrod for the sinuses that start acting up with the first cold nights. elderberry because it's elderberry. raspberry leaf to steady everything. flat cedar and chaga for the deep warmth that gets you through a dark morning.
this is a daily tea. it isn't fancy and it isn't supposed to be. a spoonful in a mug, hot water, let it sit longer than you think you should.
made in small batches at lakota made. available online and in store.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

OPEN 10 to 5 TODAY.saturday in the shop means the whole crew's out front, the samples are open, and you can smell every ...
09/05/2026

OPEN 10 to 5 TODAY.
saturday in the shop means the whole crew's out front, the samples are open, and you can smell every soap before you buy it. we restocked the shelves this week so nothing's sold out yet.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. bring a friend who's never been.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

how the mahkato wacipi started.for a hundred years after 1862 there was no powwow in mankato. the dakota had every reaso...
09/04/2026

how the mahkato wacipi started.
for a hundred years after 1862 there was no powwow in mankato. the dakota had every reason to stay away from this town. then a friendship grew between amos owen, a dakota elder and spiritual advisor, and bud lawrence, a mankato businessman who wasn't dakota. out of that friendship came the first powwow in mankato since the 1800s, held at the ymca in 1965.
by 1972 it had become a traditional wacipi, held every year on the third full weekend of september at the river, on the ground now called Dakota Wokiksuye Makoce, the land of memories.
it was built on reconciliation. it still is. native and non native are both welcome, and the whole point is that people who share this town learn to see each other.
this year is the 54th. september 18 through 20. more on how to show up well next week.

OPEN 12 to 5 today, then saturday 10 to 5 and sunday 10 to 3.first weekend of september. the weather's about to turn and...
09/04/2026

OPEN 12 to 5 today, then saturday 10 to 5 and sunday 10 to 3.
first weekend of september. the weather's about to turn and the store is stocked for it. come get your hands on the fall salves, the chest rub, and the elderberry before the season catches you off guard.
606 n riverfront dr, mankato. park out front, walk right in.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

čhaŋzí. smooth sumac. Rhus glabra. NATIVE.the first plant to turn red every fall. look along any highway or field edge i...
09/04/2026

čhaŋzí. smooth sumac. Rhus glabra. NATIVE.
the first plant to turn red every fall. look along any highway or field edge in southern minnesota right now and the sumac is already going scarlet while everything else is still green. the tight red cones on top are the berries, and they're ripe.
in the body of knowledge carried by our elders, čhaŋzí's roots were boiled for a yellow dye, and the berries of her close relative, skunkbrush sumac, were steeped in cool water for a sour drink that tastes like lemonade. never boiled, just steeped. many nations used the smooth sumac berries the same way. sumac is a giving plant that asks for poor soil and nothing else.
one thing to say clearly: this is NOT poison sumac. poison sumac has white berries and lives in swamps. the red cone sumac on dry roadsides is a relative worth knowing.
we don't put sumac in anything we sell. this one's just a teaching. go find her before the birds strip the cones.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

the fall shelf, online edition.salves for cracked hands and tired joints. hair oil for scalps that dry out the second th...
09/03/2026

the fall shelf, online edition.
salves for cracked hands and tired joints. hair oil for scalps that dry out the second the furnace kicks on. elderberry tonic and elderberry infused honey for when the first cold hits the house. juniper nettle tea for the mornings that start dark.
all of it is at lakotamade.com right now, made this week, by hand, on riverfront drive. orders over 75 ship free with FREESHIP75.
a reminder before you order: 5 to 7 business days to process, THEN 3 to 7 business days in the mail. we're 8 people and we don't work weekends. orders can't be edited once placed, so enter FREESHIP75 on orders over 75 and double check before you hit complete.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

the moon is thinning. tomorrow it hits last quarter, half lit and shrinking.the waning half of the cycle is when we clea...
09/03/2026

the moon is thinning. tomorrow it hits last quarter, half lit and shrinking.
the waning half of the cycle is when we clean. jars get washed, the stockroom gets counted, old labels come down, and anything that isn't working gets set aside. we don't start new batches in the dark of the moon. we finish things.
the september teaching is release, and the moon is giving us the same lesson in the sky as the trees are about to give us on the ground.
what's one thing you could finish or set down this week? not start. finish.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

what's actually in a jar of wahiŋkpe's salve.sunflower oil infused for weeks with plantain, comfrey, yarrow, calendula, ...
09/03/2026

what's actually in a jar of wahiŋkpe's salve.
sunflower oil infused for weeks with plantain, comfrey, yarrow, calendula, chamomile, arnica flower, ginger root, and peppermint. then lavender, magnesium, and enough beeswax to hold it all together. that's the whole list. nothing you can't pronounce.
every plant in there was chosen for a reason our elders' knowledge and generations of use already understood. plantain and yarrow for skin, arnica and ginger for the ache underneath, comfrey for the outside of the body only, peppermint for the cool. we didn't invent any of that. we just put it in a jar.
this is the one people come back for when their hands, knees, and shoulders start talking in september.
available online and in store.
come see us at 606 n riverfront dr, mankato. shop hours are wednesday through friday 12 to 5, saturday 10 to 5, and sunday 10 to 3. you can also shop anytime at lakotamade.com. get on our newsletter while you are there so the plant teachings and shop news come straight to you.

09/02/2026

Just talking old stories.

Address

606 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN
56001

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Lakota Made LLC posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Lakota Made LLC:

Shortcuts

Share

Category