Ever pass that peace pipe and bury hatchet? When, why?

"So if your temper's getting a top hand
All you have to do is just stop and
Pass that peace pipe and bury that hatchet
Like Choctaws, Chickasaws, Chattahoochees, Chippewas  do

If you're feeling mad as a wet hen
Mad as you can possibly get then
Pass that peace pipe and bury that tomahawk
Like those Chichamecks, Cherokees, Chapultapec do....."

Can you? Will you? Should you? Who knows where or when or why?