How We Can Actually Help Native Americans

In the wake of a recent report on the harms of 19th- and 20th-century Indian boarding schools, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a cross-country tour called The Road to Healing, during which survivors of the boarding-school system could share their stories. If healing is what Ms. Haaland wants, though, this strategy will likely disappoint.

The latest Interior Department report on life in these schools — where many Indian children were sent against their will but where many were also sent by their parents voluntarily — was prompted by news from Canada...