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I found the lecture on Cheslatta First Nation to be very informative and interesting. I had no idea about this history. The traditions of this place and the people that held on to their hope and religion were very inspiring. The distress that the people of this Cheslatta faced was indecent. Through it all they continued to hold to the traditions of their ancestors.

I gained so much insight doing research on South Korea. I learned about their government and the issues they faced with it. I saw how some of their traditions related to the U.S. I investigated their environmental issues. There are a number of environmental issues in South Korea. These include pollution, land use, and habitat preservation. Other issues include water pollution from sewer discharge and industrial effluents, acid rain, drift net fishing, and wasteful packaging of consumer goods. As South Korea became a developed economy on the world stage, the country’s priorities have changed and the South Korean government has passed a number of environmental laws. Green belts and emission restrictions have markedly improved Seoul’s air quality. In fact, South Korea’s biggest air quality problem is dust blown from expanding deserts in China. In pursuit of better air quality around its capital, the South Korean government launched its “1st Seoul Metropolitan Air Quality Control Master Plan (2005-2014)” in 2005. Measures under this law included projects to lessen exhaust gases from vehicles, administration of emission facilities and controls over energy utilities and cities.