Indian Chat: Television Reviews
Beauty and the Beast, Channel 10, 1.30pm IS Beauty and the Beast better or worse for the departure of Satan's spawn, Stan Zemanek? Doug Mulray, above, has never been my favourite but he's rather civilised when relating to the beauties. It seems the role of illogical, bull-headed idiot now goes to panellist Prue MacSween who apparently misses Zemanek and feels the need to fill his shoes.The Kumars at No 42, ABC, 8.30pm AS sporting commentator H.G. Nelson...
Indian Chat: Another broken promise
PICHER - The tons of mining wastes produced by some of the nation's largest lead and zinc mines originally were seen as an economic safety net for area Indian tribes. That's become just another broken promise.The mine tailings - the local term is "chat" - were sold for years as playground, road and driveway fill by Indians, who own most of the land in the Tri-State Mining District, where Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas meet.However, two...
Indian Chat: Piling up
It was a bad deal from the start. Mining companies got away with leaving giant waste piles scattered like blisters over the face of Indian land on the premise that the tribes could sell the rocky piles to sand and gravel companies. Now even that part of the deal is off.Meanwhile, during the past year and a half that the government has blocked Indian owners from selling the waste known as "chat," non-Indian owners keep on selling theirs, even raising the price per...
Indian Chat: EAT: NEIGHBORHOOD NOSH: Chat Patti
1594 Woodcliff Drive, Atlanta, 404-633-5595
THIS LITTLE STRIP OF SHOPS facing Target, on the back side of North Druid Hills, is worth seeking out for a leisurely global stroll. Along with a sari shop and Indian grocery, you'll find a couple of sit-down restaurants, including the excellent Queen of Sheba, an Ethiopian place, and Chat Patti, an Indian restaurant. It's brightly lit and the decor is minimal, but that's the point: The vegetarian snacks called chat are made to be eaten quickly --...
Indian Chat: Waste Poses Problem for Tribes
QUAPAW (AP) - Indian tribes in northeastern Oklahoma are looking toward the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs for help in deciding what to do about giant piles of waste left on their land by mining companies. At one time, the tribes were told they could sell the mounds of rocky waste called "chat" to sand and gravel companies. Then, a year and a half ago, the government told them they had to stop because the piles were filled with hazardous materials like lead, cadmium and...