Read the excerpt from "Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation.” If you look at history from a native perspective, and I know that’s very difficult for you to do, the most powerful, or one of the most powerful countries in the world as a policy first tried to wipe us off the face of the earth. And then, failing that, instituted a number of policies to make sure that we didn’t exist in 1993 as a culturally distinct group of people, and yet here we are. Not only do we exist, but we’re thriving and we’re growing, and we’re learning now to trust our own thinking again and dig our way out. Which statement best paraphrases the excerpt?
Answer
A
Mankiller states that not only do the Cherokee exist, but they’re thriving and growing and learning to dig their way out.
B
Mankiller emphasizes the strength of the Cherokee people by pointing out that their culture survived despite attempts to erase it.
C
Mankiller suggests that the Cherokee people are one of the most powerful nations in the world for surviving attempts to erase the culture.
D
Mankiller complains that it is very difficult for non-Indigenous people to understand the world from an Indigenous perspective.
Explanation
Mankiller describes efforts to eliminate the Cherokee people and their distinct culture, then emphasizes that the Cherokee survived and are now thriving, growing, and rebuilding trust in their own thinking. This makes B, which highlights the strength of the Cherokee people and their cultural survival, the best paraphrase. A repeats only part of the excerpt, while C misstates the point: Mankiller does not say the Cherokee are among the world’s most powerful nations.
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