Angela Mooney D'Arcy - Color of Water by Water Hub

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Angela Mooney D’Arcy

Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples

Executive Director

expertise:

Health, Indigenous & Tribal water issues + practices, Racial + environmental justice, Water access, Water quality, Water rights + policies

pronouns: She/Her

state: CA

LGBTQ: YES

Tribal Affiliation: YES

languages: English

race + ethnicity: Indigenous (e.g. Native, Native American, First Nations, Comunidades Indígenas, Indigenous descendant)

Angela (Juaneno / Acjachemen) is a dedicated advocate for Indigenous rights. With 15+ years of experience, she builds tribal capacity for cultural, social, and environmental justice, focusing on water as a living entity, Indigenous perspectives on water and land rematriation. Co-director of the United Coalition to Protect Panhe, Angela is a recognized leader in protecting sacred lands, waters and cultures.

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Angela Mooney D’Arcy, a member of the Acjachemen Nation, discusses the health and sustainability of the Los Angeles River. The waterway is sacred to the Tongva people.

Indigenous & Tribal water issues + practices

Stolen lands, justice deferred: An Indigenous Californian dreams of a united front on reparations – Los Angeles Times

Angela Mooney D'Arcy of the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples says Native Americans and other historically oppressed Californians should share in the fight for

A photo of three people on a chaparral-covered hillseide holding "you are on tongva land" signs

Indigenous & Tribal water issues + practices

After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County – Los Angeles Times

A one-acre property tucked within a canopy of oak trees and shrubs in Altadena has been transferred to Los Angeles’ first people. [from Los Angeles