▁tribe ▁that ▁lived ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁east ▁Texas . ▁ ▁The ▁H ain ai ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁A yn ais , ▁A yn ay , ▁A ina i , ▁I oni , ▁and ▁Ay on ai ) ▁were ▁the ▁leading ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Has ina i ▁conf eder acy . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C add o ▁Nation , ▁and ▁tradition ally ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁Ne ches ▁and ▁Angel ina ▁rivers ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁present - day ▁N ac og do ches . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁war riors ▁by ▁Dr . ▁John ▁S ible y , ▁the ▁Indian ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁N atch ito ches , ▁Louisiana . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁makes ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁H ain ai ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁Y ow ani ▁Cho ct aws ▁living ▁on ▁At to y ac ▁Bay ou ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁sout he astern ▁Rus k ▁County , ▁Texas . ▁Part ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁was ▁later ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁Native ▁community ▁in ▁east ▁Texas ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mount ▁T abor ▁Indian ▁Community . ▁The ▁historian ▁Mo oney ▁also ▁noted ▁the ▁Y ow ani ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C add o ▁Confeder acy . ▁The ▁direct ▁connection , ▁aside ▁from ▁Texas ▁references ▁between ▁the ▁H ain ai ▁and ▁the ▁Y ow ani ▁is ▁unknown . ▁One ▁theory ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁historian / g ene alog