The Canada Brief

Culture · 19 d ago

Joni Mitchell in 2023

Alberta-born Joni Mitchell becomes a US citizen at 82

“I became a citizen so I could vote,” Mitchell said after the ceremony on Tuesday, calling herself a proud Canerican like Neil Young.

— Joni Mitchell

And us?

Fort Macleod

Alberta

She keeps her Canadian citizenship: Mitchell was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, in 1943, grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and moved to the US in 1965.

Nov

4

Wednesday

Book release

On Nov 4, she releases NEWS, a book of 23 paintings about the 24-hour news cycle, which she calls her protest song for the eyes.