This week’s CAIRNS Etanhan Wotanin column explores the curious fact that still today there is no standardized spelling of Lakotan words, which means Lakotan literacy is essentially unattainable. The column, “Lit-er-a-cy (lit’ǝr ǝ sē) and Na-tion (nā’shǝn) Build-ing (bild’ing),” can be read now by clicking here, or later this week in the Lakota Times newspaper.