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• The council, formed in 1949, includes state Indian Affairs Offices, Commissions and Departments from across the country. Its mission is to promote and enhance government-to-government relations between the tribes and states, respect and recognize the individual sovereignty of the tribes and the states, support the preservation of traditional Indian culture, language and values and encourage socioeconomic development aimed at tribal self-sufficiency.
• LaPlante was picked by Gov. Dennis Daugaard in 2011 to lead the newly created South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. NSA ACCUSED OF MONITORING PHONES IN SPAIN
• A newspaper says the U.S. spying agency collected data on 60 million calls in a month.
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• 2. NEW YORK'S GRITTY ROCK POET DIES AT 71
• Lou Reed, who died of a liver ailment, was the father of indie rock who influenced generations of musicians from David Bowie and R.E.M. to Talking Heads and Sonic Youth.
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• 3. HOW SANDY WENT FROM 'BORING' TO BEAST
• The Superstorm, which hit the Northeast a year ago this week, caused so much havoc because its tropical storm-force winds stretched for a record 1,000 miles.
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• 4. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS BATTER BRITAIN
• Trains and flights are canceled and power is knocked out to thousands as a significant storm bears down on southern England.
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• 5. PHONE HACKING TRIAL UNDERWAY
• Jury selection begins in the case of former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, accused of eavesdropping and bribing officials while at the now-shuttered Rupert Murdoch tabloid.
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• 6. MAN CHARGED IN STABBING DEATHS OF COUSIN'S WIFE , 4 CHILDREN
• NYC police say the suspect had been staying with the family on the first floor of (Continued on page 21)
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