{"id":68816,"date":"2023-10-09T13:27:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/?p=68816"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:26:44","slug":"a-native-owned-brewery-inspired-by-the-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/a-native-owned-brewery-inspired-by-the-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"A Native-Owned Brewery Inspired by the Southwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t set out to be the first Native-woman-owned brewery in the United States, but I&#8217;m told we are,&#8221; says Shyla Sheppard, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowandarrowbrewing.com\/\">Bow &amp; Arrow Brewing C<\/a>o. She and her partner, Missy Begay, take inspiration from the American Southwest, incorporating traditional Indigenous ingredients into their craft beers. Sheppard, who grew up in western North Dakota, a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa &amp; Arikara Nation), learned much about her heritage from her grandmother. Begay, meanwhile, was born in Albuquerque and raised on the Navajo (Din\u00e9) Nation. The couple use those experiences to inform their beermaking, bringing a diverse perspective to the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_0c20efd8cb1dfa3dd174a8c02ccd7650\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/owamni-indigenous-cuisine-healing-2\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DT440-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dana Thompson of Owamni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DT440-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DT440-copy-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DT440-copy-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DT440-copy-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/owamni-indigenous-cuisine-healing-2\/\">\n              Owamni Elevates Indigenous Foods With Its Decolonized Menu\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"transcript-box\" style=\"float:none !important;\">\r\n<div class=\"accordion-container\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-toggle\">Read Full Transcript<span class=\"toggle-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-accordion_content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><p>PIX:\tShyla serves customers in a bright, modern bar.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla SOT:\tPrickly pear is kind of melon-y. Like really fresh melon-y.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tWe didn\u2019t set out to be the first Native woman-owned brewery in the United States, but I\u2019m told we are.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tNative workers craft beer in Shyla\u2019s brewery.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tI think our existence, the thoughtfulness that we put into the products we produce, the way we tell our stories and that connection to the land, I think it surprises a lot of people.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tBright, grand landscapes of the American Southwest\u2013mesas, Native graffiti, orange-brown earth. Back to Shyla serving customers.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tWe are inspired by the American Southwest\u2013the mesas, the special places, the people, the history and the culture, and that's reflected in the beers we make.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla slides a beer across the bar.<\/p>\n<p>TITLE:\tNative Roots<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tThe rich, grassy prairies of North Dakota. A sign welcomes visitors to Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. A Native art piece states \u201cWe are still here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tI grew up on the prairies of Western North Dakota, on the Fort Berthold Reservation, home to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. <\/p>\n<p>L\/T: \tShyla Sheppard \u2013 CEO + Co-Founder \u2013 Bow & Arrow Brewery<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tI have many fond memories.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tNative Americans race horses along a river\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tI grew up running the hills above the lake, riding horses with my cousins.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tChildhood photos of Shyla as a baby and young girl.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tIt was primarily my mom and I growing up, and I'm an only child but I have a large family.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tPhotos of Shyla\u2019s grandmother as a young and old woman, alternating contemporary and Native clothing.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tMy grandma, Wanda Fox Shepherd, was one of 15 children. She would make our traditional foods. She would educate others on our traditions. <\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tShe would tell us about her own grandmother and the large garden that they kept.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla feeds chickens in her garden.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tShe was very loving, but at the same time, she was a realist.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tPhotos of Shyla, as a girl and young woman, in MHA formal wear.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tShe would just tell us, \"You're going to have to work harder than other people not from the reservation, because we're not on a level playing field.\"<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tSo when it came time for me to go to high school, the expectations of us, the kids being bussed from the res, they were very low. <\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla works in her spacious brewery.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tEncouraged by her family, Shyla worked hard and was accepted at Stanford University where she majored in economics.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tAn aerial view of Stanford University.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tI felt fortunate to be at Stanford every day.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tThere's a Native American community center. There's a lot of commonality, regardless of which reservation you come from.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tPhoto of Shyla and wife Missy celebrating.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tThere, she met Missy Begay, a member of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla and Missy walk into Bow & Arrow Brewery together.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tWe actually met at the Community Center in the computer lab. We started dating. We've been together ever since. It's been over 20 years. <\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla and Missy pose for a photo in their gleaming chrome brewery.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tMissy and I both connected on our appreciation for craft beer.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tInside the brewery\u2013bags of yeast, shiny copper taps, pallets of canned beer.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tLearning about yeast and the ingredients, the history, the geography, the science of craft beer. I think it really sparked our interest and curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tA sunny view of Albuquerque\u2019s mountains.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tAfter graduating in 2004, the couple moved to Albuquerque.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tMissy became a doctor. Shyla went into venture capital.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tI joined the founding team of this social impact investing fund. We focused on businesses whose services or products were focused on a greater good.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tCustomers enjoy beer on Bow & Arrow\u2019s outdoor patio.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tIn 2013, the couple began to develop the idea for a craft brewery. <\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tFor the most part, craft beer, it's pretty homogenous in terms of, yeah, white, bearded men.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla works on her laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tThat can make it challenging sometimes to approach people and build those relationships. <\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tEven with my background and experience, it was a very challenging process to navigate.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tBehind Bow & Arrow\u2019s bar, Shyla brings branded coasters to customers.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tI approached every bank in Albuquerque and was told no. Even though I had equity, I had a very detailed plan. I could talk through it, but I was told over and over and over, \u201cWe don't do startups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla laughs and jokes with customers as they enjoy their beers.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tShyla eventually found a bank that offered her a loan.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tBow & Arrow Brewery opened in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla and Missy sort through branded company T-shirts.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla SOT:\tAll right, so, these shirts are doing really well.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tMissy does the majority of concept development.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tShe's very artistic, too, and so this has been her creative outlet.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tAt their laptop, Missy shows Shyla her hand-drawn designs for Bow & Arrow beer cans. We see shots of her finished products.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tThe brewery makes a wide range of beers, often using locally sourced ingredients. <\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla enters Santa Ana Grain Mill.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tWe now source our blue corn from Tamaya, or the Santa Ana Pueblo. <\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla meets Ray, the mill foreman, who is Native.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tWe always highlight where our corn comes from. It means a lot to us that we're also doing business with another Native-owned business as well. So that's something that really aligns with our core values.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tRay leads Shyla into the grinding room.<\/p>\n<p>Ray (v\/o):\tSo we do custom grinding. We do all 23 tribes in the state of New Mexico. <\/p>\n<p>L\/T:\tRay Leon - Mill Foreman - Santa Ana Grain Mill<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tRay shows Shyla the mills.<\/p>\n<p>RayL\tEvery tribe is different. So every tribe wants different TEXT:ures and different roasts. So we do that and that's what we use this mill for.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tSo for our coarse grind, is it run through just this one?<\/p>\n<p>Ray:\tYes, it does. <\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tIt's super gritty, grittier than what they normally make for some of their other products. They roast it for us, they crush the corn for us, and we buy it from them in 50-pound bags, 500 pounds at a time. <\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla wanders her orchard of leafy trees. She searches the leaves for hops.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tIt's been just a lot of fun when we are working with unique ingredients or introducing fruit. We have an orchard at our home that we've been tending to.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tAt Bow & Arrow Brewery, customers enjoy Shyla\u2019s golden sour beer.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tThe peaches ultimately ended up in a traditional golden sour beer that\u2019s actually on draft right now. It is a tap room exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tAnd one that we are very proud of.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla and Missy hunt for hops in the New Mexico desert.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tThe couple searches for rare, long-forgotten plants, like the only hops indigenous to North America.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tDriving up a deserted mountain highway.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tWe went out looking for the wild NeoMexicanus hop. We know that it grows well, you know, above a certain altitude. We just kept driving, and then we got off to just like, stretch. I didn't walk very far.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tAnd I spotted that very distinct leaf.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tPlants growing scaly green NeoMexicanus hops.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tThey were giant, like, lush green hops.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla and Missy pose triumphantly with the newly discovered hops.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tAnd it's funny with plants.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tLike growing up, my grandma, she said, \u201cYou really have to be like, in a positive mindset when you're going out and harvesting,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause if you're not,\u201d she said, \u201cthey'll hide from you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShots of Missy\u2019s final designed bottles; the bright, white interior of Bow & Arrow\u2019s second location.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT:\tIn 2021, Bow & Arrow opened a second tap room in Farmington, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tShyla works around her farm and orchard; Albuquerque scenery.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tWe're revisiting and wanting to learn how to carry forward methods of Native agriculture and growing practices. What we realize now is it's climate change and things. A lot of that Native knowledge in history was really rooted in science.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla:\tAnd I think we're now rediscovering and relearning that.<\/p>\n<p>PIX:\tA sweeping long shot of a tree-studded New Mexico mesa.<\/p>\n<p>Shyla (v\/o):\tAnd I think that's a really exciting thing to see and to be a part of.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<!--\/.accordion-accordion_content-->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In New Mexico, Shyla Sheppard and Missy Begay are making craft beers with traditional Indigenous 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