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"It's their culture", no really, it was. Basically they believed the missionaries in question, who were doctors and were vaccinating against smallpox, were insanely powerful shamans/witches because they had the latest in the white man's medical knowledge. This meant they were dangerous because they could turn this power against the Injuns one day, so a few tribesmen decided to kill them before that happened. Shit like this was common around the world (still is in parts of Africa), where people are terrified of skilled doctors because they believe they have magic powers over disease and other spirits.I am sure the natives dindu nuffin to initiate that massacre as well.
Calling them "colonizers" is just a really dumb, one-sided take that oversimplifies things. Literally no different than the old-school "mighty white man killing savages and taming the land" which is also a gross oversimplification.