The Hasinai Confederacy was a large confederation of Caddo

Caddoan languages

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-speaking Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States

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 located between the Sabine

Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana)

The Sabine River is a river, long, in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. In its lower course, it forms part of the boundary between the two states and empties into Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico. The river formed part of the United States-Mexican international boundary during...

 and Trinity

Trinity River (Texas)

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 rivers in eastern Texas. Today they are enrolled in the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.

Name

They were known as the Tejas—Texas, old Spanish spelling—by Spanish

Spain

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 explorers, or even Hasini, being the plural Spanish version of the Caddo word "friend". This name was later given to the state of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. They are also referred to as Hasini, Asenai, Asinai, Assoni, Asenay, Cenis and Sannaye.

External links

• The Hasinai Society of the Caddo Nation
• http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/tejas/
• Location of the Tribes of the Hasinai Confederacy, 1716 from Texas Tides
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hasinai