If you have ever held a blue bottle from our apothecary or steeped a cup of our clinical tea, you have experienced a profound lineage of care. But behind every formulation, every ancestral law we practice, and every clinical weight calculation we perform is a single, dedicated guide.
To understand the medicine, you must understand the maker.
Her name is June Anthony-Reeves. She is the founder, owner, and Certified Herbalist behind Up the Hill Inc. (operating as Up the Hill at Loakin Botanicals). Operating here in Neskonlith, Secwépemcúlecw, June is doing far more than running a premium wellness brand—she is actively redefining what it means to practice authentic Indigenous herbalism in a modern, commercial world.
Here is why June’s journey matters, how she is safeguarding the future, and why Up the Hill is a movement worthy of your deepest alignment.
1. Why We Need to Know the Maker
In the modern wellness industry, corporate brands are often faceless. High-end packaging is frequently used to mask mass-brokered ingredients, synthetic fillers, and a complete detachment from the land.
June Anthony-Reeves is the direct antidote to that faceless commercialism.
When you know June, you understand that your wellness products are being formulated by a person who holds a rare dual-mastery:
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The Matrilineal Lineage: June carries an unbroken inheritance of traditional Indigenous knowledge passed down through generations from her mother and her great-grandmother. She was raised with the understanding that the land is our relative, learning to listen to the land and read the subtle shifts of the seasons in Secwépemcúlecw.
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The Specialist Clinic Precision: June is also a meticulously trained Certified Herbalist. She doesn't rely on guesswork or vague "grocery store guidelines." She bridges her ancestral wisdom with the rigorous study of phytochemistry, mapping out the active, bio-available compounds within every leaf, root, and bark to understand the exact clinical mechanisms behind why they do real work in your body.
When you know June, you have absolute assurance that your family's skincare and wellness remedies are safe, authentic, and uncompromised.
2. Advancing Authentic Indigenous Herbalism
For years, Indigenous plant knowledge has been romanticized or extracted by mainstream industries without respect for the people or the soil it belongs to. June is changing that narrative entirely by advancing a model of Supply Chain Sovereignty.
Advancing the practice doesn't mean changing the ancient truths; it means protecting them with modern precision. June achieves this through two unyielding standards:
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The Ancestral Law of the Harvest: June ensures that every hand-harvested botanical is gathered under strict ancestral law: taking only what is needed, harvesting selectively so the parent plant returns stronger, and always leaving enough to reseed and regenerate for the next year and the next seven generations to come. And yes—she always ensures enough is left for the birds, the bees, and the wildlife.
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The Clinical Measurement Truth: June refuses to dilute the integrity of the plants to fit mass-retail margins. This is why she introduced her signature "Double the Goodness" standard. While Up the Hill's everyday, non-clinical blends follow the standard 1 tsp measurement for a gentle steep, June's specialized clinical teas feature double the standard grocery store measurements, portioned strictly by botanical measurements and therapeutic value to deliver real, internal balance.
3. Passing the Torch: Working with the Future
To June, the true measure of a sacred responsibility is not just what we harvest today, but how the fire of that knowledge is carried forward into tomorrow. At Up the Hill Inc., that future has a name and a heartbeat.
June is immensely proud to work side-by-side with her daughter, Crystal.
[ Mother & Great-Grandmother ] ➔ [ June Anthony-Reeves ] ➔ [ Crystal ] ➔ [ Seven Generations Ahead ]
Crystal is step-by-step stepping into her own inheritance, learning the profound depths of Indigenous herbs, traditional knowledge, and culture directly from June. But she isn't just learning how to interact with the land; she is also mastering the complex intricacies of running a modern, corporate botanical business.
By teaching Crystal how to navigate supply chains, manage a specialist herbal clinic aesthetic, and maintain strict corporate standards while keeping ancestral honor at the center, June is securing a legacy. Crystal represents the living continuity of this brand. She is the proof that our culture and our businesses do not have to be diluted to succeed in the modern market.
Why You Should Follow Up the Hill Inc.
Following Up the Hill isn't just about buying skincare or tea; it’s about choosing where you stand in the future of wellness.
When you follow June and Crystal's work, you are supporting a business that rejects chemical anxiety and synthetic overload. You are choosing to invest in an ethical pipeline that honors Indigenous traditional property, provides transparent curation through trusted distributors, and houses its living chemistry in premium, UV-protective blue bottles that guard the plants naturally.
Every time you pack a rugged, DEET-free Wildwood Outdoor Pack for your child's summer camp, or pour a cup of June's weight-calibrated clinical tea, you are walking the trail alongside a family that has protected these lands since time immemorial.
You are choosing a lifestyle where wellness is deeply sophisticated, clinically precise, and profoundly rooted in Indigenous ancestral honor.
Welcome to Up the HIll at Loakin Botanicals.
June Anthony-Reeves
Certified Herbalist & Founder, Up the Hill Inc.
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