Tracy PepperTracy Pepper is a Metis storyteller and graphic designer whose work is shaped by a lifelong journey of healing, ancestral wisdom, and the search for meaning through life's transitions. She is a graduate of Toronto Film School and is currently completng a Creative Arts degree at Yorkville University.

Diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer at the age of ten, Tracy spent her life defying the odds and transforming survival into purpose. Currently undergoing treatment for metastatic stage 4 kidney cancer at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, her resilience and determination form the heartbeat of Fluffy the Extraordinary Butterfly - a story of hope for children navigating illness, disability, or the tender work of discovering who they are.

Tracy's perspective is both deeply personal and globally informed. She is the founder of the Pendo Project, a charitable initiative providing education, food, and support to displaced children in Africa, and a dual citizen of Canada and New Zealand whose life has been shaped by two homelands, many journeys, and the stories gathered along the way.

She currently lives in Toronto with her New Zealand Huntaway Service Dog, Blue. Read More Read Less