السياسة الاستعمارية في تفكيك قبائل منطقة سطيف(1840-1945)‎ : قبيلة العلمة أنموذجا

Abstract EN

The Algerian society during the 19th century was a tribal governed by many variables, especially the connection with the land, nervousness of the tribe and dealing with the central authority.

This century witnessed a fundamental change in the nature of power, as it moved from the hand of the Turks to the hand of the French occupation, and this change threw its weight on the Algerian tribes, including the El Eulma tribe in the Setif region, as the latter was during the Ottoman era of the "Arria" tribe to pay their obligations Financial, and live a stable life on the whole benefiting from the great economic potential, especially in the agricultural field, and an excellent geographical location with wide plains and many waters.

But in 1838, the occupation managed to control the Setif region, including Al Eulma, and although he initially maintained the organization of the tribe, he soon expanded at its expense, driven by his desire to embody settlement projects, and he worked to dismantle them to take advantage of their economic constituents, as he realized that it was not possible He may continue in Algeria unless the tribe is dismantled and his land is acquired and settlers are brought in.

So he applied the real estate laws, especially the Presbyterian law April 22nd, 1863.

So the tribe dismantled into five districts lacking meat, then from the circles he created the municipalities, as he established on his lands the settlement center of St.

Arnaud and confiscated the lands, It was not until the 20th century until this tribe ceased to exist, and only the name remained must.