The correct answer is A) many local chiefs with limited authority.
The other options of the question were B) only the shamans. C) the members of one ruling family. D) many local chiefs with all the authority.
Many local Indian chiefs with limited authority spread the political power of most Native American Indian tribes in the North American territory. With this kind of structure, Native American Indians establish power and control over their territories before the English colonists started to arrive at the North American territory.