20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The ride home from school

Mimi is taken home from school by her dad Ralph, who pulls her in a sled down the main road in Mekoryuk, a lone village of 300 people on Nunivak Island. The village is small, and four wheelers, snow machines, and other unconventional modes of transport are the norm. On brisk sunny days like this, what better way to take your kid home from school?

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Native Village of Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Kris Cheng