Cultural Knowledge For Youth

1. The Hasinai Origin Tradition
In the earliest times, darkness ruled over the land. In
this darkness only one man lived as a Hasinai. Around
him, a village emerged. As its occupants grew in number,
they noticed that the man seemed to be everywhere.
Then he disappeared, returning with all types of food
in the form of seeds. The unknown man called the
people together and patiently explained that the seeds
were food for Hasinai use. He then gave the seeds to
each of the people present. The man also told the
people that the darkness would not rule all the time, as it
had in the past…
F. Todd Smith, The Caddo Indians, p. 5