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## Step 1<br />The problem is asking us to identify the sentence that best summarizes the excerpt from "Hobuniding the Chercken Nation". The excerpt is a quote from Mankiller, who emphasizes the importance of the Cherokee people trusting their own thinking and believing in themselves to articulate their own vision of the future.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />We need to compare each of the given options with the original excerpt to see which one best summarizes the main idea.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Option A: "The most important action the Cherokee people must take is to of the future (2)" - This sentence is incomplete and does not accurately reflect the main idea of the excerpt.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Option B: "According to Mankiller, the path forward needs start with people being able to 'articulate our own vision (2)" - This sentence is also incomplete and does not accurately reflect the main idea of the excerpt.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Option C: "In Mankiller's view, it's most important that Cherokee people 'believe in ourselves enough to think that we can articulate our own vision of the future (2)" - This sentence accurately reflects the main idea of the excerpt.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Option D: "Mankiller says that the Cherokee people must trust themselves enough to 'articulate their own visions and work to make sure those visions become a reality.' (2)" - This sentence accurately reflects the main idea of the excerpt.