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Joni Mitchell shares citizenship ceremony footage on Instagram

The Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posted footage of the ceremony and a photo with an American flag; she first moved to the country in the mid-1960s.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
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Photo: Joni Mitchell
Photo: Library of Congress Life · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNew this morning: Joni Mitchell has posted video of her citizenship ceremony, with a photo beside an American flag and the caption, a journey that began sixty-two years ago.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe's eighty-two and the Canadian-born songwriter finally got the paperwork done. Some of us can't finish a library card renewal.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSixty-two years is a long wait for a form.

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The story so far

  1. Brewers Beat Padres 3-1, Win NLDS 3-1 · ESPN
  2. Saban Coaching Tree, Clark Defends Mitchell, Live Scores · ESPN
  3. Mitchell's pick ends Eagles' drought; Lawson felt alone in F1 · Yahoo Sports
  4. Joni Mitchell sworn in as a U.S. citizen · Variety
  5. Joni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years in the U.S. · The New York Times
  6. Joni Mitchell shares citizenship ceremony footage on Instagram (this story)

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