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Adonia Henry
Akeem Joseph
Akesha Lyken
Shamara Gage

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-Societies were civilized. They had tenets (Beliefs/Rules/Philosophies) of civilization.
-Commerce (trading within the region with other groups. They exchanged on Venezuelan mainland.
-Religion
-Language

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Guana-Halabey - Located in Cuba.
Western Taino - Located in Cuba, Jamaica and Bahamas Islands.
Taino - Located in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
Estern Tainos.

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The Neo Indian people were around the Caribbean region for hundreds of years. They discovered everywhere that was to be discovered in the region. There was no undiscovered land.

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The Meso Indian people reflected the development of the earliest people and their civilization from merely hunting and gathering in more settled and civilized settlements. They now didn't have to hunt animals and gather fruits and berries. They now had the ability to sustain larger groups and retain longer lives and to diversify their culture and civilization.

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The Paleo Indian people were the first to inhabit the Caribbean. The Paleo Indian people reflected the early movement of people out of Africa and into the other parts of the world, including the Caribbean.

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Despite the claims that "Caribs" were eaters of man, rubbish heaps or Middens built by early civilization proved that they didn't eat people. Also it proved that they had in fact established a civilization and were advancing in technology.

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One of the biggest myths of Caribbean history today is Columbus "discovering" the Caribbean. A big reason for this is because the previous inhabitants did not record their version of history. They left no records and wrote no books. NO WRITING = NO HISTORY. However, Columbus returned home with a story. A story that was recorded and told time and time again. He wrote books and books were written about him.

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Sexual division of labour already existed as well. They didn't have to be taught, they were inherited. male ideas, male perspectives and male personas are seen as more important and more relevant to an understanding of civilization

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Animal husbandry, crop cultivation, priesthood, and craft cultivation were already developed before Columbus.

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The early people in the region were classified as Paleo, Meso, and Neo-indians. These terms reflected periods in historical time and reflects groups of people who were in inhabitance at that particular time and culture during these periods. They are not an ethic group, it reflects their development.

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There was civilization across the nation for almost 5,000 or 7.,000 years before the arrival of Columbus.

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Caribbean Civilization is a study of the Caribbean region as well as a study of the civilization that is taught in the Caribbean.

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The Indirect Rule by British Colonial Administrator, Lord Lugard

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The Indirect Rule by British Colonial Administrator, Lord Lugard

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It was a system of colonial administration, used mainly by the British and French, by which colonial powers ruled through pre-existing local chiefs." (GeneralHistory.com)

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Below is a picture of goat water, a popular Caribbean dish and a fried Asian delicacy, grasshoppers.  Which is a "civilized" or "uncivilized" practice?

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When I think of the term civilized, I would say it varies from culture to culture and what has been the practice in a particular region. It is the practices of what one country or region may accept as the norm or standard, as referred to by Dr. John Campbell lecture one.  For example, comparing the Caribbean region which I am a part of, and the Asian eating customs, one from the Caribbean may say that the eating customs of Asians are uncivilized and Asians may very well claim the same. However, according to the norms, beliefs, practices, traditions and customs, those are key features to distinguish whether a person is civilized or uncivilized.

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The indentureship that I have chosen is the immigration scheme. The opportunities that women had to face when working under the Immigration scheme is: Rice industries, Cocoa industries and the cultivating of cane and selling them were benefits. While, a threat is there was the hope that immigration would generate competition for the ex-slaves while helping to keep wages down. Ex-slaves demanded adequate remuneration, but the planters realized that they could suppress wages if they could introduce cheap, foreign labour. In essence, this would reduce the demand for the ex-slaves. Simply because if the ex-slaves refused the payment that was being offered, an immigrant would be very willing and capable to fill the position instead.

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The gender norms of the Neo-Indians and those of today are still very similar. In the past women were only suppose to carry out certain assigned tasks that were expected of them and many people still live by that mindset. For example, In the past females were expected to take care of the home, sew, gather fruits and such delicate acts, whereas, males were expected to go out to hunt and fish in order to feed their families.  Much like today, a woman is seen as the caretaker for the children, the "stay at home mom" or house wife, however, men are expected to go out and earn money for his home and to feed his family. Many may say they are not the same, but the mindset of the past is still very prominent today. It even goes as far as many jobs in today's society are linked to a gender, much like those of the Neo-Indians. Delicate jobs like Nail/Hair technicians, Caretakers, Nurses, etc... are seen as feminine jobs. While, more technical or course jobs such as construction working, doctors, fishing etc... are seen as masculine jobs. Peoples are often looked at funny if they go outside of their "gender linked jobs.

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One myth that still exists today is the year that slavery was "abolished". When the queen was near to passing the law in order to abolish slavery in 1807, thus making the buying and selling of slaves from Africa illegal, they introduced Indentureship in 1806 when the abolishment of slavery was still pending. It was not until the 1st of August 1834 that slavery officially ended in the British Caribbean. Even then, slave had to go through an apprenticeship period with freedom coming in the year 1838.

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My name is Akeem V. Joseph and I'm majoring in Economics and Management Studies. I am grateful having to take this course since it allows me to dive deeper into Caribbean history and civilizations. 

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My name is Akeem V. Joseph and I'm majoring in Economics and Management Studies. I am grateful having to take this course since it allows me to dive deeper into Caribbean history and civilizations. 

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This course cleared up some of the uncertainties and myths that were popular such as the people who were enslaved were not just enslaved people but also creators of ancient technologies, nation builders and even contributed to modern day creations. Even the foods that we eat today like pepperpot, saltfish, roti were all passed down from our Caribbean ancestors through very prudent creations and intelligence. The Caribbean has been resourceful ever since and very diverse with its people living within its boarders and throughout the Diaspora. I've also learnt that cultural practices and traditions established in colonial and post colonial days still plays a vital part in maintaining the Caribbean identity today, influencing the way how Caribbean nationals live their lives. Caribbean Indentureship systems provided benefits and threats to the places where these groups settled, including the Chinese and Indians. One such benefit is that their migration brought an increase in population especially in islands such as Trinidad which means labour supplies increase and work continued, allowing the plantation workers to survive. Another benefit is that, it adds to the diversity of Caribbean indigenous people living in the Caribbean today. However one threat these system brought which was very impacting was competition. These group of people competed with the ones who settled their before them for their lands and properties.

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Hello, name is Akesha. A.  Lyken I am from the beautiful island of  many rivers, Guyana. I am a  Human Resource Management major at the University of the West Indies (UWI). I have always been fascinated with the opportunities of training and development and the ability of humans to push themselves forward to achieve greater goals. Hence, completing my degree is the next step to my self development and stepping stone to success.

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Hello, name is Akesha. A.  Lyken I am from the beautiful island of  many rivers, Guyana. I am a  Human Resource Management major at the University of the West Indies (UWI). I have always been fascinated with the opportunities of training and development and the ability of humans to push themselves forward to achieve greater goals. Hence, completing my degree is the next step to my self development and stepping stone to success.

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As  I went through this course it opened my eyes to the true history  behind the  Caribbean people and what shaped it for today.  I've learned about the different races that were apart of the Caribbean and how slaves were divided into different plantations. The struggles and transitions of growing produce for the slave masters .The way the slaved learned to communicate and build their culture. The cruelty of the slave masters to "break them in" and how they adapted in order to survive. Not forgetting the hardship of gaining a sense of freedom and the price and  processes to do so. This class has enlightened me and has given me an insight on how Caribbean identity was born.

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"This story speaks of a Rastafarian man (Darren) who uses his plot of land to plant and harvest marijuana for sale. The story also focuses on Georgie a competing marijuana planter who somehow harvested his "herb" two months ahead of Darren, although they planted their herb at the very same time. After Georgie's sons smokes his recently harvested marijuana one night they all dropped, still and stiff as if they were dead. After a few minutes rising again as Zombies. The following morning Georgie, Darren and Grace (Darren's girlfriend) had realized that everyone who had smoked Georgie's recently harvested herb were now zombies. As a result of the foreign chemicals Georgie used to harvest his crop earlier than Darren. In the end, Darren realized that his all natural weed, could heal the village of zombies and burns his entire plantation to heal the villagers. A written presentation of herb being "the healing of the nation." as Darren often preached" - Akeem Joseph

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My name is Adonia B. D. Henry, I am from the beautiful island of Barbuda, which is famous for pink sandy beaches and an abundance of sea food. I am a Business Management major at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus). 

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My name is Adonia B. D. Henry, I am from the beautiful island of Barbuda, which is famous for pink sandy beaches and an abundance of sea food. I am a Business Management major at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus). 

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Caribbean civilization introduced me to the true history of the Caribbean. The history that I was taught in secondary, was nothing compare to what I learned in Caribbean civilization. When going to school I was always taught that the Caribs were war like but, that was not so they were misunderstood. I also learned that Christopher Columbus was not the one who discovered the Caribbean, it was already inhabited by people.  In addition to that I learned that no civilization is better than the other, they are just different. civilization is an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. However, my knowledge on slavery was expanded, because I never knew about the Chattel slavery, and the fact that black people were enslaved by black people.

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What is the Caribbean? A historical definition

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What is the Caribbean? A historical definition

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Amusing and Educational post submissions

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Amusing and Educational post submissions

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What is the Caribbean? A political definition

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What is the Caribbean? A political definition

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Explain how any one of the Caribbean indentureship schemes provided both opportunities and threats to the women coming to the Caribbean to work under these schemes.

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From your understanding of Caribbean chattel slavery, give one myth that you believe still persists in your community about that period.

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To what extent do the gender norms in Neo-Indian spciety mirror the gender norms in your own society today? Give examples to illustrate.

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Think about how you use the term "civilized". What features cause you to label people or cultures as "civilized" or "uncivilized"? Do you engage in practices that others outside your culture may perceive as uncivilized?

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"Who let the dogs out?!!" by Dr. John Campbell

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"Who let the dogs out?!!" by Dr. John Campbell

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WE CAN ACHIEVE WHATEVER WE SET OUT TO DO!

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Hello, my name is Shamara .L. Gage and I am from the beautiful island of sun, sea and sand, Antigua. I am a Management major at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Upon the commencement of my three year journey at the UWI I am excited to learn and accomplish new things whilst unlocking new levels of educational attainment.

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Hello, my name is Shamara .L. Gage and I am from the beautiful island of sun, sea and sand, Antigua. I am a Management major at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Upon the commencement of my three year journey at the UWI I am excited to learn and accomplish new things whilst unlocking new levels of educational attainment.

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Dear Culturally asleep, misinformed me,

I started this class innocently mislead, naive and unaware with the expectations of learning of many new and exiting topics in Caribbean history. Caribbean Civilization has not only taught me new things, but has also opened my eyes about events that I thought I knew even before taking this course. I begun this course referring to early settlers as "Caribs" and "Arawaks" and from the onset were were told of its falsehood. The correct terms being "Paleo Indian", "Meso Indian" and "Neo Indian".  I learned about the civilization of Caribbean people, and what was considered civilized as opposed to what wasn't. We were taught of West Indian Slavery and Caribbean Chattel Slavery and how they differed from each other. I also learned of Religion, Education and Family life and how they all act as "socialization agents" within Caribbean societies.  We as Caribbean people know that every Caribbean island expresses their culture in different ways, whether it be carnival, our genre of music, cuisine and several others. During this course I learned of other forms of cultural expression throughout the Caribbean region. We were taught so many new and exciting things about our Caribbean and ancestors. So many deceits were corrected and I if not anyone else, I have grasped so many new concepts and understandings of Caribbean history that I did not know before this course, and might have never known if I decided against perusing this particular course.

Regards,
A more culturally aware you.

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Unit 2: Defining a Caribbean Civilisation

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Unit 2: Defining a Caribbean Civilisation

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By Shamara Gage

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Unit 4: By the Rivers of Babylon: Enslavement and freedom of West Africans in the Caribbean.

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Unit 4: By the Rivers of Babylon: Enslavement and freedom of West Africans in the Caribbean.

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What we have learned:

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"No civilization is better than another civilization or worse. They are merely different."

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"No civilization is better than another civilization or worse. They are merely different."

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The Wedding Photograph - Lawrence Scott 

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The Wedding Photograph - Lawrence Scott 

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"The Wedding Photograph illustrated the effects when it comes to  illnesses like dementia, the traditions we carry and how landscapes have developed over the years. Elspeth (one of the story's main characters) was a native of Trinidad who migrated to London and was affected by dementia in her present life. This illness made it difficult for her to remember important parts of her past life. These absences made her sad since she couldn't grasp them." - Akesha Lyken

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Traveling is a short story about a young girl who felt like a slave to her grandmother's illness and needs. She despised her, and even went as far as to spit in her grandmother's face out of anger at one point in time. After a short period of time her grandmother passed away. The story continues when she is much older and living in San Francisco. She is visited by her grandmother several nights in a row, and taken on journeys by a trusty steed. The story pays great homage to the dead. They spoke of Ma Mait's wake and how they'd dressed her body in white and laid it out for friends and family to pay their respects.

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The story is about an obeahman by the name of Carmelien that used black magic to trap and enslave the soul of a young woman by the name of Bella whom he admired, but all of his efforts were to no avail. The story was given its name because in the end, the obeahman himself was obeahed and this resulted in both his and Bella’s death. -Shamara Gage

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"The Haunted Tropics Caribbean Ghost Stories edited by Martin Munroe, published by The University of the West Indies Press in 2015. This is a collection of folklores/ghost stories told by fifteen (15) Caribbean authors. Each author wrote stories telling their own tales of obeahmen, zombies, ghosts, and hauntings of any kind. Personally, I found the idea of creating a book comprised solely of Caribbean folklore to be extremely intriguing and each story just as fascinating as the last... They have stood the test of time and continue to be told in many households within the Caribbean region today. Teaching children of slavery and the haunted Caribbean in which we live in at present. " - Shamara Gage

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1. I expected this course to enlighten me on what exactly happened not only during and after slavery,  but also before slavery came about.
2. To learn how cultural norms pre-colonial times and post colonial times affects Caribbean people today.
3. To learn of our history and where we came from.

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When I was assigned to this course (Ccaribbean Civilization) my expectations were nothing compared to what Ii actually learned. I thought that we would be learning about maps of the Caribbean, where we came from, basic Caribbean history. I also assumed it would've been something similar to what I learned previously in Caribbean Studies.

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1.  To learn about how my Caribbean ancestors lived and survived throughout the time of slavery.
2. To learn why it was said and believed by many that Christopher Columbus "discovered" the Caribbean
3. Why each Caribbean island was given its name.
4. To expand my knowledge of how the Slaves gained their freedom and how they moved forward from slavery.

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1. Expand my knowledge of Caribbean culture and diversity. whilst becoming more culturally aware. (Caribbean festivals, music and other cultural practices.)
2. Learn more about the history of the Caribbean, as opposed to the falsehood and fabrications we were taught in the past.
3. Develop and magnify my preexisting knowledge of our ancestors, slavery and the emancipation act.
4. Detailed events leading up to the 21st century.

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1. Introduce to participants the concept of the “Caribbean” as an autonomous knowledge area worthy of its own separate study.
2. To introduce to the students the geographical, cultural and linguistic diversity of Caribbean peoples.
3. Enable participants to interrogate the concept of “Caribbean identity” especially in relation to diverse ideas of regional (dis)integration.
4. Motivate participants to understand the Caribbean region as an area for development that needs their own intellectual input.
5. Help the students to understand the long history of resistance of the Caribbean people in their quest for equality and how the nature of resistance has shaped the contemporary Caribbean.
6. Provide participants with the tools necessary to engage in critical reflection on the Caribbean in the 21st century.
-Course Guide

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"High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation." - Charles Kettering

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Haunted Tropics: Caribbean Ghost Stories Edited by Martin  Munro.

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Haunted Tropics: Caribbean Ghost Stories Edited by Martin  Munro.

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"Ah piece ah cake." by Dr. John Campbell 

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"Ah piece ah cake." by Dr. John Campbell 

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WE ARE NOT ENTITLED TO As, WE MUST WORK FOR THEM.

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What is Caribbean Civilization? According to Dr. John Campbell Regional Course Coordinator, “It is a clouded term that is influenced by the things around us and the dominant culture that surrounds us. Civilization or Savagery is based upon how we perceive things and the criteria in which we judge different people or societies.”