Lakota Sandoe

Lakota is a Master's candidate in the Regional Planning department. Lakota's interests include planning for food security at the local level; urban agriculture; environmental (urban landscape) justice; equity in urban greening equity in climate change adaptation; how antibias work can impact planning praxis; and decolonial theory. They've got a penchant for plants, maps, and revolutionary urban design.

Over the last few years, Lakota has maintained an active role in the department, advocating for diversified perspectives in planning and landscape design. They have been Co-president of the Planning Student Organization; a member of the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Equity Committee; and active member of GEO, including most recently their Housing Fund Working Group; received a Mullins Fellowship for their commitment to equity in planning; and been awarded a Community, Dialogue, and Diversity Grant to bring diverse voices into the land-use discussion. In March 2024, they assisted Professor Elisabeth Infield at a workshop on part of their Climate Migration Study, and the most recently, they assisted Professor Camille Barchers with part of the Amherst Housing Production Plan.

Lakota is currently looking at how climate change may impact food justice in Boston communities for their thesis. They are a mom of two, have a large goofy dog who likes to run in the woods, have over 50 houseplants, and fundraise for human and civil rights organizations in her spare time.