Grand Meadow Township in Mower County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Everything is Related/Mitakuye Owas'iŋ
Photographed by McGhiever, October 5, 2025
1. Everything is Related / Mitakuye Owas'iŋ Marker
This site teaches us about the knowledge, wisdom, and ingenuity of Indigenous ancestors. It is an important place not just because of what happened here so long ago, but also for how it unites us today as we consider the gifts the Earth provides, and accept our role in caring for nature's resources.
Animals, people, plants, water, the wind, and even rocks are made of the same basic material. Or, as one scientist put it echoing that ancient perspective: "We are all star stuff." We are related to each other by a living spirit—connected to those who have gone before and to all things around us. This Indigenous wisdom taught by the elders is encoded in their timeless stories involving ancestors, plants, birds, animals, the seasons, the moon, the sun—and the stars.
"We Are Made of Stars," by Cole Redhorse Taylor
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Daḳota ekta wamanica, wanuŋyapi, waṭoṭo, mni, ṭate k'a nakuŋ íŋyaŋ wótakuye uŋkiṭawapi. "Wic̣aŋḣpi heuŋc̣api" wapasika waŋ kéye. Mitakuye owas'iŋ. Ehaŋna winuḣcadaŋ k'a wic̣aḣcadaŋ ṭóiepi ed wóksape óta ohna wótakuye wóyakapi, waṭoṭo wóyakapi, waḣupakazo wóyakapi, wamaḳaṡkaŋ wóyakapi, maḳoŋc̣aġe wóyakapi, haŋwi wóyakapi. Aŋpetu wi wóyakapi, k'a wic̣aŋḣpi wóyakapi uŋkokiyakapi.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 43° 43.638′ N, 92° 35.318′ W. Marker is near Grand Meadow, Minnesota, in Mower County. It is in Grand Meadow Township. It can be reached from 730th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the self-guided interpretive trail at the
Photographed by McGhiever, October 5, 2025
2. Everything is Related/Mitakuye Owas'iŋ Marker at the Grand Meadow Chert Quarry
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Quarry Story/Maḳa Ook'e Wóyakapi Kiŋ Dée (a few steps from this marker); Not Just a Quarry/De Maḳa Ok'e Ecéedaŋ Héc̣a Ṡni (within shouting distance of this marker); The Perfect Spot (within shouting distance of this marker); A Truly Grand Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Meadow Chert Quarry/Wanhi Yukan (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock Stars/Waŋhi Icaptuġe (within shouting distance of this marker); Buffalo Nation/Ṭaṭaŋka Oyate (within shouting distance of this marker); Those Who Came Here/Ehaŋnah Tuweweka Ded Hípi? (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Meadow.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
