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The term "Indian giver" came from American settlers when they first came in contact with Native Americans. They didn't have exactly the same concept of ownership the Europeans did, so when they would "give" something to a settler, the settler thought it was theirs to keep, when really they were just loaning it. Later on, when the native needed to use it he would come to get it, only to find this wasn't viewed too kindly.