OISE professors Jennifer Brant and Eve Tuck unpack a section of a Grade 8 history textbook (published by Nelson) on the topic of residential schools. They raise important points about the application of soft language and the framing of history as incidental or accidental. This is in line with my paper topic on the role textbooks publishers play, as well as the potential impact of the tone they take and the narratives they prioritize.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/06/26/two-indigenous-scholars-read-a-history-textbook-chapter-on-residential-schools-this-is-what-they-would-change.html