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We are a gallery-boutique promoting Indigenous, Inuit and Metis artists alongside our Canadian partners since 2000.
We remain committed to ensure that none of our collections are made overseas.
About Boutique Khewa
Khewa is a well-recognized gallery-boutique featuring the artwork of Indigenous peoples throughout Canada and America. We support alliances between Indigenous artists and reputable Canadian partners.
Khewa is an award-winning destination nominated by major tourism associations in the National Capital Region. We take pride in offering our visitors a warm and inviting atmosphere to better understand, explore and support the diversity of Indigenous cultures.
Since 2000, we have proudly upheld our mission to promote the artwork of First Nations, Inuit, Métis and artists of mixed ancestry. Our unwavering commitment to ensuring that none of our products are made overseas has solidified our reputation within the community and among our corporate gifting clientele.
In the Oji-Cree language, Khewa means the “North Wind” that brings you home to your traditions. Our gallery-boutique is located in Wakefield, Quebec, twenty minutes from Canada’s capital.
Khewa is the vision of Nathalie Coutou.
LATEST AWARDS:
- Nathalie Coutou named the 2019 Ambassador for Tourism Outaouais
- Winner of the 2018 Regional Successful Business by the Provincial organization OSEntreprendre
- Tourism Ottawa awards Khewa the Star of the City 2016 and the “Hostess Award”
- Ovation award by Tourism Outaouais in “Tourism Services”
About Nathalie Coutou
Nathalie was born on a farm with a kennel of over 800 sled dogs in the province of Quebec. As a child she was given the freedom to explore her imagination and was inspired by her French-European father’s artistry alongside her mother’s enduring joy and Mi’kmaq ancestry. Painting and sketching soon became her way to express herself.
In her early 20’s she was blessed to reconnect with her Indigenous heritage through the teachings of Mi’kmaq Elder Stephen Augustine. This began her inspiration to promote a spirit of inclusiveness and reconciliation to further nurture more understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
Two of her children, who are Oji-Cree from Red Sucker Lake (Treaty 5 territory), were her inspiration to create KHEWA, a Gallery-Boutique where nothing is made overseas. Her hope was for KHEWA to be a place where her children could always be proud of their Indigenous heritage. Since this time, she has been creating alliances between Indigenous, Métis, Inuit artists and Canadian partners to promote Indigenous culture. In her Gallery-Boutique, she narrates ancestral stories, provides art workshops, and facilitates educational events on various cross-cultural realities.
As a graphic arts graduate and alongside her entrepreneurial career, Nathalie was involved in many projects. For eight years, in the heart of her village, she organized the “Wakefield Harvest Festival”, an event bringing together thousands of people to celebrate the harvest with the spirit of thankfulness.
In 2018 she launched COUTOU COLLECTION which features her artwork on wearable art that is made in Canada.