The Hainai (also sometimes called Aynais, Aynay, Ainai, Ioni, Huawni and Ayonai) were the leading group in the Hasinai confederacy. They were a part of the Caddo Nation, and traditionally lived on the Neches and Angelina rivers to the west of present-day Nacogdoches. In 1805, the group was reported to consist of 80 warriors by Dr. John Sibley, the Indian agent of the United States at Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The Hainai, also known as Aynais, Aynay, Ainai, Ioni, Huawni, and Ayonai, were the leading group within the Hasinai confederacy. They were a part of the Caddo Nation and lived on the Neches and Angelina rivers west of Nacogdoches, Texas. In 1805, Dr. John Sibley, the Indian agent for the United States at Natchitoches, Louisiana, reported that the Hainai had 80 warriors.