Post-colonial Burial and Grieving Rituals of the Caribbean

Camille Huggins is a dedicated lecturer in the Department of Behavioural Science at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago, since 2015. With a profound research focus on death and grief rituals in the Caribbean and traumatic experiences of minoritized women. She is also the author of three notable books, including "Gender and Domestic Violence in the Caribbean" (2021) and "Domestic Violence in the Anglophone Caribbean" (2022), highlighting her expertise and commitment to addressing critical issues in the Caribbean region.

Ann Marie Bissessar is a retired tenured Professor at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago. During her tenure she has researched anthropology and archaeology studies, in particular the study of the indigenous people societies and cultures in the Global South.  She has been conferred the Prestigious Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence- 2019 (at the five Campuses of the University of the West Indies- St Augustine, Cave Hill, Mona, Antigua) in the combined field of Outstanding Research and Service to the University. She served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (2014-2019), Head of the Department of Behavioural Sciences (2010-2013) and served on the National Integrity Commission. She is the author/editor of 20 books and over 100 articles and chapters in peer reviewed journals and books. She also serves on several international Boards and as editor for several journals.

Glenda M. Hinkson, a native of Barbados, is currently an Assistant Professor and Chair of Social Work at the University of the Southern Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago. Her research interests are loss, death, and grief, as well as families and couples throughout the life span. She has participated in numerous workshops, lectures and conferences regarding grief and death and dying.

An Overview of Caribbean Burial Rituals.- The Funerary Rites, Rituals and Practices of the Indigenous Peoples of The Caribbean.- Funeral and Burial Practices of Spiritual Baptists in Trinidad and Tobago and St. Vincent.- Funeral Rites and Customs in Grenada.- The Impact of Culture on Funeral Practices in Suriname: "Olomang and Kisimang; Okanisi funerary practices in the Suriname rainforest".- Cultural beliefs about the murder of a Haitian Vodou priest.- Societal Norms Associated with Death and Burial in St. Lucia within the last Sixty Years.- The Changing Burial Rites, Rituals and Practices of a Transplanted Population: The Funeral Rites of the Hindu population in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.- My Navel String Buried Right Here: Posthumous Body Repatriation in Barbados.- Preparation Rituals of the Departed: The Case of Guyana.- Embracing Mortality: The Evolution and Future of Funeral Practices in the Caribbean.