The people that are pipe carries have to very strong rules such as, no drinking alcohol, not taking street drugs, no talking bad about others, no stealing anything that is not yours, respecting all things from plants, trees, animals, fish, birds, people and the world we live in. Focus on inner personal peace. When people get mad at you, you must not be mad back at them, but instead try help or forgive the other person. That is a lot to try to do when ones is given the right to use and carry a pipe.

North American Indians had a long tradition of smoking pipes plants were often smoked for religious and ritual reasons.  Early peace talks involved passing around a pipe for all to smoke to show they had good intentions of keeping agreements.