Darnell Besaw who played young Maya is the cousin of Adult Maya actress Alaqua Cox. Unlike her cousin, Besaw is neither deaf nor an amputee, so that latter part about the character had to be done with special effects in her scenes.
Thomas E. Sullivan (Vickie) previously portrayed the character Nathaniel Malick on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
The real town of Tamaha, Oklahoma does not have a skate rink.
Tantoo Cardinal and Graham Greene played wife and husband in the movie Dances with Wolves(1990).
Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, and Zach McClarnon all played recurring characters on Longmire (2012-2017).