The term “Indian donor” refers to a person who gives a gift and then asks for it back or requests mutual payment. It is considered offensive and may have originated from European settlers in North America. The first known published use of the term was in 1765.
The term “Indian donor” is used to refer to a person who gives another person some kind of gift and then takes it back, requests mutual payment, or wants the gift returned. The gift could be financial, material or in the form of some type of service. This term, mostly used in the United States, is considered offensive by some people.
Initially, an Indian donor may not express that they are seeking reciprocity. Indeed, the giver often expresses concern and what appears to be genuine consideration for others. The recipient is then made to believe that the implied giver is providing the gift out of kindness or out of a desire to do good things for the good of mankind.
Over time, however, the giver will let the recipient know that he did indeed have an ulterior motive. He or she may do this subtly with “friendly reminders” of the favor or may openly ask for something in return. If he doesn’t get what he asked for, the donor will express discontent to the recipient as if he has done something wrong. The recipient often feels confused, guilty, or angry enough to return the gift.
It is unclear how the term “Indian donor” came about. One theory is that the expression was first used by European settlers in North America. Perhaps as settlers received assistance and goods from the native Indians, they traded such things for gifts when they were intended to be items of trade and barter. When the Indians asked for their items to be returned or for some kind of service to be returned, the settlers might have started using “Indian donor” and “Indian gift” as derogatory terms.
Some people speculate that the Indians might have been trying to trade gifts and services in exchange for keeping some of their sacred lands. The settlers may not have complied with the agreement, which may have prompted the Indians to attempt to recover their gifts. Some people theorize that it was actually the settlers who were dishonest and deceitful.
The first known published use of the term “Indian donor” was in 1765 by Thomas Hutchinson in his book The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This term was also cited in 1860 by John Russell Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms. In the early 21st century, its use was generally frowned upon for being politically incorrect.
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