While writing BUSHMAN I did a lot of reading and research. The internet was a great resource and I found so many things that I hadn’t known about Trinidad and Tobago, and Caribbean history. If you’re interested, here are some of the most useful essays, articles and websites I found, and some of the information I used.
Bush Medicine
General References
The Trinidad and Tobago Nature Link – The Tale of two Forests http://www.ttnaturelink.com/ttnaturetrips/tale-forests-catshill
Anthony, Michael, Parade of the Carnivals, 1839-1989. St James, Port-of-Spain: Circle Press, 1989.
Venomous Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago, asawright.org/venomous-snakes-of-triniadad-and-tobago
Frank, David, ed., Kweyol Dictionary, Ministry of Education, Castries, St. Lucia, 2001 https://www.saintluciancreole.dbfrank.net%2Fdictionary.htm&usg=AOvVaw26y65vtX4y6HlXaxSJZVam
Eaton Simpson, George, The Shango Cult in Nigeria and in Trinidad, 1962. https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/aa.1962.64.6.02a00050
FITZGERALD, JAMES L. “NUN BEFUDDLES KING, SHOWS ‘KARMAYOGA’ DOES NOT WORK: Sulabhā’s Refutation of King Janaka at MBh 12.308.” Journal of Indian Philosophy, vol. 30, no. 6, 2002, pp. 641–677. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23496945. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.
Tubal Uriah ‘Buzz’ Butler, The Man and His Times. http://www.natt.gov.tt/sites/default/files/pdfs/ButlerRevisedBoards11June.pdf
Olubowale, Josiah, University of the West Indies, Citizenship Construction and the Afterlife: Funeral rituals among Orisha devotees in Trinidad https://www.nomadit.co.uk/conference/ecas2013/paper/14933
The Shouter Baptists and Trinidadian culture, By Stabroek News 2012, https://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/04/01/features/the-shouter-baptists-and-trinidadian-culture/
Quevedo, Raymond, Atilla’s Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso, University of the West Indies, Department of Extra Mural Studies, 1983
The Banyan Archive, http://www.pancaribbean.com/banyan/archives.htm
Ricardo Meade, Founder and director El Socoro Centre for Wildlife Conservation, (find him on YouTube) https://www.wildliferescuett.org/about-1/
Tindall, David, Orisha Trinidad: Drums and Colours, Caribbean Beat, Issue 34 (November/December 1998)
Roaring Lion, Biog, http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/calypso/lion.html
Layne, Glenda. (2020). Honouring Caribbean Folk Cultures: A Personal Reflection. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry. 11. 92-104. 10.18733/cpi29506. journals.library.ualberta.ca
Song References:
Gerald Clark & His Orchestra with Growling Tiger, Neville Marcano – Yaraba Shango, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qA87Wl3dmA
The Mighty Sparrow, Slinger Fransico – Mr Walker, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9bE0m0JfA
* Yellow bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0RtQRnZwSw
Folk songs:
* Brown skin girl – Lord Invader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJ2icOtdb8
* Brown Girl in the Ring – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oabxD0tVUR0
* Johnny Grotto – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no935f-nA5U
Animals and Birds mentioned in BUSHMAN.
Chaconia or Wild Poinsettia 
Shining bush or Pepper Elder, used for fevers fevers, abdominal pain, abscesses, acne, boils, colic, fatigue, gout, headache, renal disorders, and rheumatic joint pain. 
Potoo bird, a nocturnal bird. 
Pomarac or Mountain Apple grows on a very tall, very large tree. 
Ocelot 
Caribbean Mockingbird 
Mapepire, 1 of only 4 venomous snakes in Trinidad 
Lappe or lowland paca 
Kiskadee 
Shado Beni, a wild herb used in cooking, especially curries. 
Potoo Bird is a nocturnal bird. 
Pomarac, or Mountain apple. 
Ocelot 
Caribbean Mockingbird. 
Mapepire, 1 of only 4 venomous snakes in Trinidad. 
Lappe or Lowland Paca. 
Kiskadee 
Jumbie Bird or pygmy owl 
Balisier, or Heliconia Behai 
Cobeau or black vulture 
Cascadura, a river fish 
Blue Tanager 
Red Anthurium 
Shado Beni, a wild herb used for cooking especially curries.