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Read the excerpt from "Rebuilding the Cherokee
Nation."
The Cherokee Nation has had a government for a long,
long time. We had a government in this country long
before there was a United States government. We had
treaties with England even before we had treaties with
the colonies, and then later with the United States.

Which statement best paraphrases the excerpt?

O Wilma Mankiller says that the Cherokee Nation had
treaties with England even before it had treaties with
the colonies and the United States government.

O Wilma Mankiller reminds people that the Cherokee
Nation had its own government that signed treaties
with other nations before the United States existed.

O 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.

O 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.