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The term comes from a cultural misunderstanding by the European settlers when they came to North America. Native Americans believe in the concept of letting people borrow when they are in need. Items like land, blankets, etc were given in the spirit of borrowing and when they were not needed anymore they were to be given back. The Europeans mistook this giving as a sign that the item(s) were given to them to keep and not to return. Thus the term for a person giving something and then wanting it back later was born: Indian Giver.

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