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Indian giver" is a pejorative expression used to describe a person who gives a "gift" and later wants it back or who expects something of equivalent worth in return for the item. [1] It is based on cultural misunderstandings that took place between the early European colonists and the Indigenous people with whom they traded. [ 2 ]
Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World [1] is a 1988 non-fiction book by American author Jack Weatherford. The book explains the many ways in which the various peoples native to North and South America contributed to the modern world's culture, manufacturing, medicine, markets, and other aspects of modern life.
The Indian Giver – The Colonel acquires an electronic device called an Indian Giver, which detects Indians and Gives their location. The Big Pow-Wow – Running Board calls for a pow-wow of all area tribes, figuring that a full-scale attack on Fort Gopher can succeed, despite the Colonel’s Indian Giver detection device.
Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books.
In her book Living Through the Generations: Continuity and Change in Navajo Women's Lives, Joanna McCloskey addresses a growing desire to receive a further education among her Native youth. "Younger generations recognize the necessity of further training and education to compete in the labor force, and high school graduation remains symbolic of ...
By Debra Auerbach. Order a sandwich at Subway, and you'll be assisted by one of their "sandwich artists."When perusing the Apple store for a computer or iPad, be sure to ask a "specialist" or ...
The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook is a book written by Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf. It was published in 1992 by Villard Books in New York, by Grafton in London, and, by Random House of Canada Limited in Toronto. An updated edition was published in 1994.
I belive the indian giver term arises in part from conflicting notions of property rights. European migrants had a strong notion of personal property, to the point that in european culture one could trace the ownership of any object or parcel of land, and ownership rights were enforced by contracts and rule of law.