Native American activists criticize ‘Dr. Phil’ for adoption episode | The Raw Story: Native American advocates are denouncing talk show host Philip “Dr. Phil” McGraw for a recent episode dealing with the adoption of the daughter of a member of the Cherokee Nation.
A spokesperson for the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) told The Raw Story McGraw and his production staff slanted the Oct. 18 episode to portray the child’s father, Dusten Brown, in a negative light, despite assurances to the contrary both before and after the episode was taped in late September.
Attempts to get a comment from Peteski Productions, the company that produces The Dr. Phil Show, were not returned.
