The article discusses the national policies conducted by the Algerian government regarding the indigenous peoples of Algeria including the Amazigh, the Mozabite and the Tuareg and the refusal to recognize their indigenous status. Topics include the recognition of Amazigh language as national identity in the 2002 Constitution, the civil and political rights of the Amazigh people including the banning of Amazigh Democratic Party (PAD) and the demand for the return of their lands.