[Sebastian]

Many tribes of First Nations (the ‘Indians’) believed that wealth was not meant to be hoarded, as they were communal. So some of these societies would have special celebrations, where those who were rich would give away everything to everybody, to distribute the wealth. The Europeans, neeedless to say, couldn’t understand this, and it went against the system that they believed in, and that they wanted to impose on everyone else. Needless to say that things that were given away could easily end up in the hands of their original owner, because someone else would become too rich. The Europeans capitalized on this, and coined the term ‘Indian Giver’ from the misunderstanding. In Canada these ceremonies were outright outlawed.

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Name : Sebastian, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 24, City : Montreal, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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