Want to work in the U.S. through the Jay Treaty? Some say process is confusing, frustrating
Indigenous people born in Canada can live and work in the U.S. but getting the documentation to meet the U.S. government's requirements for proof of blood quantum can be a headache.
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![The Canadian side of the international border between Cornwall, Ont., and New York, which passes through the Mohawk community of Akwesasne. A road sign gives directions to communities near the Canada-U.S. border.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5790661.1680745175!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/akwesasne-cornwall-canada-united-states-border-bridge.jpeg)
Indigenous people born in Canada can live and work in the U.S. but getting the documentation to meet the U.S. government's requirements for proof of blood quantum can be a headache.