They sorta approach that with Ro but never commit. I think as complex as DS9 is, it never squares that circle between Bajoran resistance and the Maquis, despite the fact that we know the Maquis operate from Bajoran colonies, and have Bajoran members, and that the Bajoran resistance used Federation colonies in their fight. Separating them into mostly federation colonists was a stupid move. Just make them more pronounced as including Bajoran colonies and play up the idea that the Badlands created diverse communities.

For instance the Maquis have a significant contingent of Native Americans, because they went to these colonies to gain a separate homeland. They are not purely random colonists. Also I don’t think any Maquis was a colonizer, colonizer and colonist are distinct things. The identity of the people on those worlds is different to say Rhodesians inherently. Again they include Native Americans trying to make a new home, and seemingly communities of Bajoran colonies and refugees from the occupation.

The problem is they killed the plotline and Voyager NEVER did anything with them