kˌɑːlənᵻzˈeɪʃən wʌz əʃˈʊɹd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wɛn ðə mɔːɹˈeɪviən tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ mˈɪʃən stˈeɪʃən ænd ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl skˈuːl ðˈɛɹ.
Colonization was assured in 1896 when the Moravian Church established a mission station and residential school there.