Question

read the excerpt from rebuilding the cherokee nation. so from 1906 and 1907, when oklahoma became a state, and until 1971, we didnt elect our own tribal leaders. chiefs of the cherokee nation and some of the other, well they call them southeastern tribes, by now they were in indian territory, our chiefs were appointed by the president of the united states, and usually for no good purpose. they were appointed so they could sign easements or give away land, or other resources of the tribes. its interesting to see how our people began to view leadership during this period of time from 1906 - 1907 to 1971. they began to see chiefs of the cherokees as something external to themselves, a position that only very prominent people who had little connection to the tribe could aspire to or hold. which sentence best integrates a direct quotation from the excerpt? according to mankiller, the cherokee viewed leadership during this period as people who had little connection to the tribe, because the chiefs were appointed by the us president rather than being elected by the tribe. mankiller acknowledges some resentment among the tribes members that the people chosen to be chiefs of the cherokees in the 1900s were only very prominent people who had little connection to the tribe. mankiller said that, from 1906 to 1971, the cherokee saw the chiefs as something external to themselves, because the chiefs were prominent people who had no connection to the tribe. because chiefs of the cherokee nation for most of

Explanation:

The first option correctly attributes the quote to Mankiller and integrates it smoothly into the sentence, providing context about the Cherokee's view of leadership during the specified period. The second option just states Mankiller acknowledges resentment without fully integrating the quote. The third option has an error in the word - choice "no connection" instead of "little connection" as in the excerpt. The fourth option is a run - on and doesn't integrate the quote as effectively.

Answer:

According to Mankiller, the Cherokee viewed "leadership during this period" as people who had little connection to the tribe, because the chiefs were appointed by the US president rather than being elected by the tribe.