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They live by the mississippi river and there not surrounded by mountains. The Choctaws place is 83 degrees, It's usually less than 90 degrees so it’s warm at choctaws but at summer it’s gets really cold. The choctaws live in the Mississippi and they live close to the lake so the Choctaw men could get water to drink fish to eat.

Clothing
The Choctaw men wear breechcloths and deerskin shoes and Choctaw women wear wraparound dresses that is made out of deerskin or woven fiber so the winter won’t make them cold. Shirts are not needed in Choctaw culture, but men and women both wore wool capes in cool weather. Choctaws now wear T-shirts, short or long pants, dresses, other clothes.

Food
Choctaws hunt and plant food to live and feed

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