General information
The Hasinai Society is an organization that works to preserve
traditional Caddo culture and pass these traditions on to future
generations.
We do this through weekly classes that emphasize instruction by tribal
elders and community members and learning through practice. Emphasis is
placed on learning traditional music and dance
and language revitalization. We also
sponsor a week-long summer camp each June to
provide children with an intensive learning experience in a fun
environment.
The Hasinai Society travels all over the state of Oklahoma to
participate in dances, and in the past several years danced with the
Delaware, Yuchi, Creek, Absentee Shawnee, Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne and
Arapaho, and Wichita
tribes. The Hasinai Society also performs exhibition dances here in
Oklahoma, as well as in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas.
Financial
information
The Hasinai Society is funded entirely by donations and fund raising
efforts undertaken by its members. We are recognized by the Caddo
Nation as a tribally designated non-profit organization under the Internal
Revenue Service's IRC Section 7871.
You can help us out in many different ways. In particular, we are in
need on supplies for our
summer camp and arts and craft classes; please contact us to see how
you can contribute materials or funding for our efforts to preserve
Caddo culture.
We also received
project-specific grant support from the Oklahoma Arts
Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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