NATIONAL INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO THE DR. PHIL SHOW’S COVERAGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT CASE

Portland, Ore.–On October 18, 2012, the Dr. Phil show aired an episode that focused on a disputed custody case involving an American Indian child, Veronica. The case pits a loving father’s attempts to parent his daughter against a non-Indian couple f...