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Case Study: Indigenous Removal

Question 4 of 9 • CA-Ethnic Studies

Read the excerpt from Chief Wilma Mankiller’s speech "Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation.”Because I'm going to skip all the details of how it happened, but by 1907 Oklahoma statehood came into being. Our lands had been opened up for settlement in several land runs by then, and our tribal government, the Cherokee tribal government, was left with just a skeleton. Our schools were closed down, our courts were closed down, we were forbidden from electing our own tribal leaders, and I think most significantly, land we had held in common was divided out in individual allotments of 120–160 acres per family. Of all the things that happened to our people at the turn of the century, I think the individual allotment of land had the most profound effect on the way we view ourselves, and on the social system of our people.–Wilma Mankiller, 1993Based on the excerpt, how did Oklahoma becoming a state most likely affect the Cherokee people?

Answer
A
It contributed to the historical trauma that the community experienced.
B
It gave the Cherokee people a stronger sense of belonging and support.
C
It helped to relieve some of the feelings of doubt the Cherokee people felt.
D
It made the community feel even more reluctant to relocate from their homeland.
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