The New York Times identified Phillips as a former Director of the Native Youth Alliance, a group aiming to uphold traditional culture and spiritual ways for future Native Americans, and reported that he leads an annual ceremony honoring Native American war veterans in Arlington National Cemetery.
O New York Times identificou a Phillips como un antigo director da "Native Youth Alliance", un grupo que traballa para garantir que a cultura tradicional e as formas espirituais se manteñan nas xeracións futuras de nativos americanos, e que lidera unha cerimonia anual na honra de veteranos nativos americanos no Cemiterio Nacional de Arlington.