Colonial Anthropology and its Interest in the Study of Amazigh Culture in Algeria (1830 -1962)

This study aims to clarify certain issues in the history of Algeria during the colonial period from 1830 to 1962, during which France mobilized all its resources to make Algeria a country of French language, identity, and religion.This was achieved through projects that utilized Amazigh cultural heritage to fulfill its objectives.France focused on anthropological studies to examine Algerian society, determine the systems governing it, explain the relationships that bind it, and understand its communication language.With the support of the colonial administration, military officers, administrators, and anthropological translators were able to conduct various studies based on the diversity of Algerian cultural heritage.On this basis, they succeeded in understanding the organizational, linguistic, and social cultural structure, as well as the customs, traditions, dialects, and rituals that characterize Algerian society, in order to use them to control Algerian society.