Were Mohawk Indians aggressive?

Mohawk Indians were considered aggressive by European settlers and other tribes because they were fierce warriors and Keepers of Eastern Door of Iroquois Confederacy, known for military prowess, defending territory and participating in wars, but from their perspective they were defending homelands and were strategic alliance builders. Mohawks were part of Haudenosaunee Confederacy founded around 1142, known as most warlike of Iroquois due to location at eastern edge facing Algonquin and later European enemies, engaging in Beaver Wars 1600s to dominate fur trade, attacking other tribes and French, and allying with British in American Revolution under Joseph Brant. Settlers viewed Mohawks as aggressive due to raids and warfare, but Mohawks were defending lands and practicing warfare common to era, with sophisticated diplomacy creating Confederacy which was actually peace alliance to end inter-tribal warfare. Mohawks were also farmers, traders, and builders, not solely warriors, with matrilineal society and longhouse religion emphasizing peace. So were Mohawks aggressive? By settler standards they were fierce warriors, but they were strategic and defensive, not randomly aggressive, known for military skill and protecting Eastern Door, with history of both warfare and peacemaking through Confederacy, similar to other nations defending territory.