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Canadian musician Joni Mitchell becomes U.S. citizen

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Scott, K. (2026, October 14). Canadian musician Joni Mitchell becomes U.S. citizen. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12101939/joni-mitchell-becomes-u-s-citizen/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-14 · by Katie Scott

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Joni Mitchell, the renowned Canadian folk singer, has become a U.S. citizen, as she recently posted on Instagram showing herself holding an American flag during her swearing-in ceremony. Born in Alberta, Mitchell moved to the United States in 1965 and has lived there for much of her adult life, primarily in California. Though she did not specify reasons for obtaining citizenship beyond wanting to vote, Mitchell expressed political sentiments during a performance, criticizing former President Donald Trump.
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Joni Mitchell, the renowned Canadian folk musician, has officially become a U.S. citizen at age 82, more than six decades after first moving to the United States in 1965 with her then-husband Chuck Mitchell. She shared the news on Instagram, posting a photo of herself holding an American flag and video from her naturalization ceremony, captioned "A journey that began 62 years ago." Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, she moved to California in 1968 and became synonymous with the Laurel Canyon music scene. Mitchell has won 11 Grammy Awards and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1997. While her reasons for pursuing citizenship remain undisclosed, she expressed a desire to vote during a 2024 performance in Los Angeles before the presidential election. She will retain her Canadian citizenship due to the legal allowance for dual nationality between Canada and the U.S.

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Mitchell PERSON · 12× Canadian NORP · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× Carney PERSON · 2× Instagram ORG · 2× Alberta GPE · 1× American NORP · 1× Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× Joni Mitchell PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Mitchell was born in Alberta and travelled to the U.S. for the first time in 1965 with her former husband Chuck Mitchell, where they lived in Detroit for several years, People reports.
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🔮 While Mitchell has not publicly mentioned why she had chosen to get her U.S. citizenship, she did say she wishes she “could vote” during a 2024 performance in Los Angeles before the presidential election.
2026-10-14 · Global News
Canadian musician Joni Mitchell becomes U.S. citizen · mixed framing

Claims (26 extracted, 6 hedged)

Canadian folk legend Joni Mitchell has announced that she’s now a U.S. citizen. asserted
she → announce → ?
Mitchell posted a photo of herself smiling as she held an American flag and stood in front of the United States and Department of Homeland Security flags on Instagram. asserted
she → post → Instagram
She also shared a short video of herself as she was called up to be sworn in as a citizen. asserted
she → share → citizen
“A journey that began 62 years ago,” Mitchell captioned an Instagram post, celebrating the news. asserted
Mitchell → begin → news
Mitchell was born in Alberta and travelled to the U.S. for the first time in 1965 with her former husband Chuck Mitchell, where they lived in Detroit for several years, People reports. asserted
People → bear → years
Get daily National news She moved to New York City briefly two years later after separating from her former husband. asserted
She → get → husband
Mitchell then moved to California to Laurel Canyon in 1968 and then to Bel Air in 1975, according to the New York Times. uncertain
Mitchell → move → Times
Mitchell now lives in Santa Barbara. asserted
Mitchell → live → Barbara
While Mitchell has not publicly mentioned why she had chosen to get her U.S. citizenship, she did say she wishes she “could vote” during a 2024 performance in Los Angeles before the presidential election. uncertain
she → mention → election
After performing her 1985 song Dog Eat Dog at the Hollywood Bowl, Mitchell reportedly said, “F— Donald Trump. uncertain
Mitchell → perform → Trump
I love that song.” asserted
I → love → song
“I wish I could vote… uncertain
I → wish → ?
I’m a Canadian. asserted
I → ’m → ?
I’m one of those lousy immigrants,” she reportedly added. uncertain
she → ’m → immigrants
Earlier this year, Mitchell took the stage at the Juno Awards for a sing-along after accepting a lifetime achievement award from Prime Minister Mark Carney. asserted
Mitchell → take → Carney
The 82-year-old singer was welcomed by Carney in a speech. asserted
singer → welcome → speech
“Joni’s music didn’t just provide the soundtrack to our lives. asserted
music → provide → lives
She shifted culture, inspired generations and redefined what songwriting could be,” Carney said. uncertain
Carney → shift → generations
Taking the stage to a thunderous standing ovation, Mitchell told the audience she was “so happy to be in Canada” with “our wonderful prime minister.” asserted
she → take → minister
“I’m living in the States, and you know what’s happening there,” Mitchell said in March. “This man is a blessing. asserted
man → live → March
You guys are so fortunate,” Mitchell added as the crowd cheered. asserted
crowd → add → ?
She added that her life has improved since her brain aneurysm in 2015: “I went into a coma, which helped me to quit smoking. asserted
me → add → smoking
And my house filled up with the most wonderful nurses. asserted
house → fill → nurses
Now I live with a house full of women … so my life has changed for the better, out of a catastrophe, like a phoenix.” asserted
life → live → phoenix
Mitchell then joined a musical tribute to her oeuvre with several Canadian artists, including Sarah McLachlan, Allison Russell, Jully Black, The Beaches and Alessia Cara. asserted
Mitchell → join → McLachlan
She took the mic and joined a sing-along of her 1970 hit Big Yellow Taxi, swaying along with the music and beaming, though slightly off rhythm. —With files from The Canadian Press asserted
She → take → Press
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