An Indigenous Minnesotan revitalizes centuries-old Lakota knowledge and tradition
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| Megan Schnitker in her business Lakota Made in downtown Mankato, Minn. The store features products made from plants that Schnitker learned about growing up in Lakota culture and from years of research. Jackson Forderer for MPR News | |
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Megan Schnitker opened her retail store, Lakota Made, in July and is already outgrowing the space. The Indigenous herbalist says her homemade salves, tonics and teas are a way of preserving her Lakota culture and building a legacy to pass on to her children.
The store is located a few blocks from the memorial to the 38 Dakota men who were hanged in a mass execution during the U.S.-Dakota War in 1862. Schnitker said that the store is seen by some Lakota as a place for healing from that tragedy.
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