HelpWhich of the following statements best describes law enforcement within Indian Territory before white settlement? A. American Indian officers patrolled the entire Indian Territory and doled out justice to American
Indians and Americans who committed crimes within its borders.
B. American Indian officers and tribal courts operated in each nation while the Western Arkansas
District Court tried to maintain order over American citizens in the Indian Territory.
C. American federal marshals and the Western Arkansas District Court were tasked with protecting
the entire Indian Territory, as the American Indian tribes were defenseless against crime.
D. The American Indian tribal courts tried every person who committed a crime in the territory but
had to rely solely on the federal marshals to bring criminals to the courts.