Dallin Maybee is Seneca and enrolled Northern Arapaho. Raised on the
Cattaraugus territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians in Western New York, he is an
accomplished artist, public speaker, performer, and is currently the Interim Director of
Development at the Native American Rights Fund (NARF). Dallin has a B.A. degree in
Philosophy, as well as a Juris Doctorate from the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law
with an emphasis in Federal Indian Law.
NARF, a fifty-year-old legal nonprofit, provides high-level legal advocacy for
individuals and tribes throughout the United States. NARF are experts and thought
leaders in Federal Indian Law and their casework and programming serve tribal
communities in a variety of environmental, racial equity, and social justice areas. Prior
to NARF, Dallin was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the 98-year-
old Southwestern Association of Indian Arts- the nonprofit that produces the acclaimed
Santa Fe Indian Market. Dallin’s performing arts background has taken him across the
world, including with the renowned American Indian Dance Theater as well as the Peter
Buffet production Spirit the Seventh Fire. Additionally, he was a consulting
choreographer to the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies.
As an artist, his work can be found in private collections and museums across
the country, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the
Autry Museum, the Heard Museum, and the Portland Art Museum. He has won
numerous awards including Best of Show at the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market
(2007), the Cherokee Art Market (2020), the Hodinohso:ni’ Art Show (2021), and Tesoro
Indian Market (2021). He currently sits on the Truth, Restoration, and Education
Commission, and is on the Board for the First Peoples Fund, the American Indian Policy
Institute, and Four Directions: Native Vote.