THE NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNAL
THE NATIVE AMERICAN
JOURNAL is
dedicated to helping the
people
rediscover their lost/stolen heritage.
We
feature hard news about all tribes -
most of
which you never hear about on TV or
mainstream newspapers. We are dedicated
to Truth and in Uniting all our Peoples
and Preparing them for the Great Earth
Changes which are upon us. The Native
American Journal supports Leonard
Peltier,
the Dineh, and Mother Earth. We have
helped
thousands of people reconnect with their
Ancestors.
May we help you?
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED
HUSBAND, PARTNER AND BEST FRIEND OF 26
YEARS
Danny Lee Bates, 51, of Thayer,
Missouri, stepped into the light on
February 16, 2000, at West Plains,
Missouri, after a lengthy illness. He
was born February 26, 1948, in a log
cabin at Couch, Missouri, the oldest son
of Mary Frances Barnett and Willard
Jackson Bates. He was raised in the
Jefferson City area where his father was
employed as a lineman for Missouri Power
and Light.
He married first Hester White and to
this union 3 children were born: George
Jackson, Frances Eugenia and Christopher
Michael. On November 30, 1974, he
married Susan Welch in Shelbyville,
Illinois. They had one daughter, Dana
Lyn. Survivors include son George Bates,
wife Rachel and son Jesse Lee of Gretna,
Louisiana; daughter Frances "Frannie"
Wicker and sons Michael and Thad of
Jacksonville, Illinois; son Christopher
Bates of Jacksonville, Illinois; and
daughter Dana Lyn (Mrs. Allen)
Stephenson and son Joshua Allen of
Springfield, Missouri. He also leaves 6
brothers and sisters and tons of aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Of Cherokee/Creek heritage, Danny became
obsessed with wanting to know why his
people had become "white." This
obsession led to him writing "In Search
Of Our Cherokee Ancestors" which has run
for over 4 years in the HIll & Holler
Review. He helped thousands of people
reconnect with their heritage. There was
seldom a day in the last 4 years that
someone didn't come to visit - wanting
and needing direction. Our phone rang
continually. Not only did local people
seek him out, he got letters from all 50
states and 4 foreign countries.
Danny understood very clearly that this
is the time when our People need to come
together and live by the old ways that
had sustained us for thousands of years
before the white man came here to
destroy us and our beloved "Mother."
Creator told him that now is the time to
bring back the Peace Villages where
those who are lost may go to get
reconnected to themselves and walk the
Beauty Path. Partly through his efforts
this is being done as I write these
words.
Shortly before he passed, Danny had a
prophetic dream. In this dream he walked
into a black cave. Inside were three
elders sitting in front of a fire. One
was holding a pipe, and as Danny came
closer, offered it to him. "Welcome,
Firestarter," the elder said. "What kept
you so long?"
Firestarter has gone home, but his work
will go on.
Now he is one of the Ancestors.
