Joe Friday Award

The Joe Friday Award was established as recognition of extraordinary and outstanding service to the Native Sons and Daughters parent-child programs. Administered by the Sons and Daughters nations, the award is named to honor the memory of Joe Friday, Ojibway Indian and close friend to Harold S. Keltner. Joe Friday was an instrumental part of the founding and development of the parent-child programs that began in 1926 and the inspiration of the Native American Theme. The procedures of this high honor award are as follows:
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Purpose:
The Joe Friday Award signifies an extremely high honor and shall be awarded only to an individual who has given extraordinary personal services and dedication to the Native Sons and Daughters Programs.

Qualifications:
The following qualifications must be met by an individual who is to be considered for this award:

• The individual must be or have been an active member of or have significant connection to National Longhouse and the Native Sons and Daughters programs
• The individual must have been instrumental and innovative in the development, advancement or promotion of their Local Longhouse, Regional Lodge or National Longhouse
• The service given by this individual must have been extraordinary and must stand out as deserving of such high honor
• The individual must be nominated from within their Local Longhouse or by persons at other levels of the National Longhouse organization