Tristan Peterson

Tristan Peterson (she/her) is the Research Coordinator at Finding Our Power Together and the Project Coordinator for the Building a NAN Early Years IELCC Framework Project. 

A settler of Irish, German, French, and Scottish descent, Tristan grew up in Caledon, Ontario, on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat peoples.

Tristan holds a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University and a Bachelor of Social Science in Political Science and Law from the University of Ottawa. Her work focuses on critical policy analysis and Indigenous early learning, combining her academic background in political science and law with a commitment to decolonizing education and mental health supports for Indigenous communities across Canada.