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Bobbi-Jo Virtue

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School of Public Policy and Administration

Assistant Professor

Email: virtueb@yorku.ca


Bobbi-Jo Virtue is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at York University. She is Ininew (Cree) from St. Peter’s/Peguis Community in Treaty 1 territory. She has more than fifteen years of work experience in various levels of government, including Indigenous governance.

To ensure that she has wholistic knowledge, Bobbi-Jo has been working as a helper with traditional knowledge carriers and Elders for most of her life. To honour her gifts and responsibilities she honours reciprocal relationships with her community, both locally and back home. She is a strong advocate and an active grass-roots community member.

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Degrees

MA Public Administration, Queen’s University
BSc Criminal Justice, Lake Superior State University

Research Interests

, Public administration, Politics and government, Indigenous pedagogy, Anti-colonial education, Indigenous governance, Indigenous justice, Indigenous language revitalization, Gender based violence, Indigenous matriarchs, Law, criminal justice

Current Courses

Term Course Number Section Title Type
Winter 2024 AP/PPAS2200 3.0 M Communities and Public Law LECT
Fall/Winter 2023 AP/PPAS3190 6.0 B Public Administration LECT



Bobbi-Jo Virtue is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at York University. She is Ininew (Cree) from St. Peter’s/Peguis Community in Treaty 1 territory. She has more than fifteen years of work experience in various levels of government, including Indigenous governance.

To ensure that she has wholistic knowledge, Bobbi-Jo has been working as a helper with traditional knowledge carriers and Elders for most of her life. To honour her gifts and responsibilities she honours reciprocal relationships with her community, both locally and back home. She is a strong advocate and an active grass-roots community member.

Degrees

MA Public Administration, Queen’s University
BSc Criminal Justice, Lake Superior State University

Research Interests

, Public administration, Politics and government, Indigenous pedagogy, Anti-colonial education, Indigenous governance, Indigenous justice, Indigenous language revitalization, Gender based violence, Indigenous matriarchs, Law, criminal justice


Current Courses

Term Course Number Section Title Type
Winter 2024 AP/PPAS2200 3.0 M Communities and Public Law LECT
Fall/Winter 2023 AP/PPAS3190 6.0 B Public Administration LECT