She is Kainai from the Blackfoot Confederacy. Esther is currently the Senior Medical Officer for the Alberta Indigenous Health Strategic Care Network, and continues to work in Alberta's Stand Off community clinic as well as the ER in Cardston. Dr. Tailfeathers has worked in many Indigenous communities across the country, and is celebrated for the cultural empathy that she brings to her practice. She is very proud of her two children; Elle-Maija and Piinaakoyim.