Ellie / Eagle Feather
"La Maestra", Ronnie K.M.
"Eagle Hibiscus", Mika Basile
"Feeling and Healing", Caitlyn C.
"Space Minnie", Angelina C.
"Eagle Feather", August
My Story
Meet Ellie!
Ellie talks about the parents that raised her, and the loss of her biological mother
Impacts of school years on Ellie’s later life, and her love of learning
History of the area prior to Disneyland and a missed opportunity
Love of sports, playing baseball and tennis, and confidence
Traveling through her parent’s work, and storytelling
Ellie’s memories of her dad, who was a big inspiration to her
Ellie talks about piecing together her strengths, identity as a Curandera, interest in mental health and eventual study of sociology
Ellie talks about her sexual orientation, keeping her personal life separate, and eventually sharing with family
Loved Ones
Ellie learned what she has learned about love
Meeting her first love at UC Irvine
Ellie shares her experience of having an abortion
Meeting a partner through a personal ad
Ellie and Renee eventually pursue different life paths and part ways
The story of Ellie meeting her partner of 30 years, and how it was foretold in a life chart reading by a psychic
Moving “back East” with Virna as was foretold in a life chart reading by a psychic
Challenges
Life’s challenges both present and past
Life philosophy of “Just stay in the fight” and working for the greater good despite facing adversity
Ellie’s two lives - at work, and her personal life
Ellie talks about the recent loss of her partner of 30 years and her high school sweetheart
Ellie shares how she moves through grief
Accomplishments
Defining success as accomplishment and learning from failures
Ellie describes that she is most proud of her work in the Civil Rights movement
Thoughts for queer youth on organizing learned from work in the Civil Rights movement
Life’s work that Ellie will leave behind, and how she hopes people celebrate her life
Volunteering experiences from classrooms to prisons
Regrets & Fears
Ellie shares her one regret
Elllie talks about her hopes for her living situation in what she calls her “last chapter”
Ellie reflects on a family story about forgiveness
Values
Ellie shares how she got her name, Eagle Feather
Ellie talks about finding spirituality in her unique gifts and thorough life’s work and experiences
Ellie discusses Indigenous teachings and being caretakers for Mother Earth
Life lessons from Sally Jesse Raphael
In response to the question, “how did you learn to trust yourself?”
Ellie shares a message she has written titled ‘Mother Earth Speaks’
