Phyliss J. Anderson is the first female elected Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
She succeeded the incumbent Miko, Beasley Denson after the election committee concluded ballot count on July 6, 2011.
She assumed office at a time when the tribe's most lucrative businesses had come under scrutiny, including an FBI raid on Pearl River Resort and Casino in July 2011, saying financial stability would be her top goal, and pledging to ”not tolerate intimidation, use of fear tactics, and/or threats of jobs.
In December 2011, she was selected to introduce President Barack Obama at the 3rd Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference.
"[6] In October 2012, a portrait of Chief Anderson was unveiled at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum.