Research takes place without Anishinaabeg tribal consent. By right of treaty, the wild rice stands are the Anishinaabeg's to steward. Researchers create a paddy rice variety, causing the sale of wild rice to drop in half, directly impacting Anishinaabeg economies. After years of cultivation of paddy rice, the domesticated rice plots will endanger the wild rice lakes cared for by the Anishinaabeg people.