Which statement best paraphrases the excerpt?
Wilma Mankiller says that the Cherokee Nation had
treaties with England even before it had treaties with
the colonies and the United States government.
Wilma Mankiller reminds people that the Cherokee
Nation had its own government that signed treaties
with other nations before the United States existed.
Wilma Mankiller suggests that a nation must have
signed treaties in order to be able to govern itself
and be recognized by others, which the Cherokee
Nation did.
The Cherokee Nation has a government that is older
than the government of the United States, and was
involved in treaties with another country before
having treaties with the US.