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engagement with technology and awareness of the risks of harm associated with technology use. In a survey conducted by MediaSmarts, less than half of parents said that their children were confident in finding the exact information they are looking for online (46%), posting content online that they created themselves (44%) and deciding which personal information they should and should not share online (41%). 70 Parents also said that their children were least confident in checking if the information they see online is true (40%) and reading and understanding the terms of references and conditions of use (36%). 71 Moving beyond digital literacy and online safety training, Indigenous youth should also be supported in learning about technology skills demanded by the labour market to achieve higher earning potential and the ability to use technology to develop new solutions to complicated problems faced in their communities. Using an examination of job posting data from 2012 to 2018, a report by the Brookfield Institute found that fluency in Microsoft Excel, Office, Word and PowerPoint were among the top four most frequently mentioned skills in job postings. 72 Although the most in-demand digital skills in the Canadian economy involve the ability to navigate everyday data management softwares such as the Microsoft Office Suite of programs, more digitally-intensive skills are beginning to see greater demand, including programs such as SQL, a database querying software, signalling the growing importance of data analysis expertise in the Canadian economy. 73 Moreover, programs should begin to shift from a focus on teaching students how to consume technology toward a framework that encourages students to actively contribute to the digital space as they become the future workforce. Digital literacy programs should involve not only developing critical thinking, but also creating a holistic value system that outlines the kind of digital environment youth should find desirable. Values such as inclusivity, safety and anti-bias are important to building young people's digital resiliency and deepening their awareness of how they want to participate in digital spaces within and outside the classroom. Impact of Connected North's Digital Inclusion Grant on IndigenousStudents' Learning, Social Connection and Community Involvement 31