INVINCIBLE presentations:

November 25, 2025
Navigating FASD Webinar Presented by Mikayla Goodwin Reid: It’s Not a Glitch; It’s My Life! Registration is open: Click to reserve a FREE spot

Organized by Otipemisiwak Métis Government

Join us in welcoming Mikayla Goodwin Reid, a proud Métis woman who grew up in foster care in B.C., as she shares her journey and how advocacy, community, and courage are helping light the way for children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Mikayla will share her successes and challenges, along with some tips and tools that work for her and could be helpful for others who live with FASD. She reminds us: you are never alone, and different brains make our world better!

October 30, 2025
Opening Speakers for the Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services Annual General Meeting

June 20, 2025
Presentation to youth and staff of the Child, Family and Community Wellness (CFCW) division, Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA), Yellowknife Northwest Territories

October 28, 2024

Opening Speakers for Our Children Our Way: A Forum for Indigenous Child and Family Well-being. The 3-day national conference was held at the Vancouver Convention Centre and the INVINCIBLE youth presented in front of 3,000+ in-person and virtual attendees. A recording of the presentation can be viewed below:

September 13, 2024
Presentation to the Royal BC Museum staff members

April 12, 2024
Consent & Care: 2024 Research Ethics Board Educational Workshop

March 28, 2024

University of Victoria Showcase

March 21, 2024
Gathering Our Voices provincial youth conference, Victoria BC

March 13, 2024

Presentation to Surrounded by Cedar Child & Family Services staff members, Victoria BC

March 6, 2024

Presentation to Indigenous youth in care 

INVINCIBLE publications:

Kinship Rising Newsletter September 2025 “Consent as Resurgence by the INVINCIBLE youth researchers presented at the Consent & Care: Research Ethics Board Educational Workshop” https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/september2025newsletter/

Kinship Rising Newsletter August 2025 “INVINCIBLE Connects with Children, Youth, Elders, and Communities in the Northwest Territories” https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/august-2025-newsletter/

Kinship Rising Newsletter July 2025 “INVINCIBLE in the Northwest Territories!” https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/july-2025-newsletter/

Kinship Rising Newsletter June 2025 “Indigenous Youth Leadership Forum: Daxgyad’m Aluugigyat x INVINCIBLE” https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/wp-content/uploads/sites/6080/2025/07/Daxgyadm-Aluugigyat-KR_newsletter-8.pdf

CBC Live Radio: Trail’s End with Lawrence Nayally – “Damien Kakewash and Angel Houle joined Lawrence Nayally to share their stories about life in the foster care system” June 20, 2025. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-195-trails-end/clip/16154588-some-young-adults-share-experiences-child-family-services

Cabin Radio – “Indigenous group holds Yellowknife event for youth in care” June 22, 2025: https://cabinradio.ca/244431/news/yellowknife/indigenous-group-holds-yellowknife-youth-in-care-event/

Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority – News Release – “NTHSSA and INVINCIBLE host Yellowknife conference highlighting youth experiences in care” – June 20, 2025: https://www.nthssa.ca/en/newsroom/nthssa-and-invincible-host-yellowknife-conference-highlighting-youth-experiences-care

INVINCIBLE is featured by Our Children Our Way Society for the 14th Annual BC Child and Youth in Care Week (June 2-8, 2025):

https://ourchildrenourway.ca/honouring-our-children-youth-in-care-week-june-2-to-8-2025/

Kinship Rising Newsletter May 2025 “Indigenous Youth in Care Leadership Forum”: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/may-2025-newsletter-indigenous-youth-in-care-forum/

INVINCIBLE is featured by Our Children Our Way Society for the 13th Annual BC Child and Youth in Care Week (June 3-9, 2024): https://ourchildrenourway.ca/honouring-our-children-youth-in-care-week-june-03-09/

Kinship Rising Newsletter December 2024 “INVINCIBLE: Our Voices from Care – Opening Speakers for the 3rd Annual Our Children Our Way National Conference”: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/2024-3rd-annual-our-children-our-way-national-conference/

Kinship Rising Newsletter April 2024 “INVINCIBLE: Our Voices from Care – A storytelling project envisioned, written and created by Indigenous youth in care: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/kinshiprising/kinship-rising-newsletter-april-2024-issue/

INVINCIBLE. (2024). INVINCIBLE: Our voices from care: A storytelling project written, designed and created by Indigenous youth in care. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 15(1). https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijcyfs/issue/view/1604