 Bresette and Nahgahnub claimed the right to possess and sell these items due to treaty rights "Bresette & Nahgahnub vs USFWS" aka "Feathergate".In a decision that helped clarify the rights of Ojibwes to possess feathers, a US District Court judge returned the feathers to her.Observers speculated that the seizures were politically motivated, but in the end, the case helped the cause of treaty rights.