IN SHORT

Dr Williams Abayaawien Atuilik was born into poverty and used education to break his whole family out of it and find success. It’s been a long journey, and he has persevered every step of the way. “It takes determination to move forward, and when I have a temporary setback, I just go back to reflect what I didn’t do right. The pain will be there, but you can always get going and once you set your mind to it, you get it done.”