Petersens raise Limousin cattle near Parade

SD Farmers Union celebrates Dewey County ranch family

  • Arden and Lori Petersen with their on-ranch grandkids.
    Arden and Lori Petersen with their on-ranch grandkids.
  • Cole and Carleyn Petersen and their children Zachary, Lizzie and Patricia
    Cole and Carleyn Petersen and their children Zachary, Lizzie and Patricia
  • Arden Petersen is a descendant of Mollie Swift Cloud Laundreaux.
    Arden Petersen is a descendant of Mollie Swift Cloud Laundreaux.
  • The Petersens raise Limousin cattle.
    The Petersens raise Limousin cattle.

    Arden Petersen’s roots run deep in South Dakota. According to the Family Tree of Pictures his mom, June, created long ago, Arden is the grandson of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal member Mollie Swift Cloud Laundreau. Mollie’s family lived off the land long before gold miners or homesteaders tried to make a go of it in South Dakota.

    There are two black and white photos of Mollie in the family tree June …