Terry Aleck Coyote of Lytton First Nation shows his necklaces during the  Truth and Reconciliation Commission&#x27;s closing events on June 2, 2015 in Ottawa, Ont. The necklaces each have meaning: from left, a cougar claw, a jade piece, a cedar paddle and a eagle feather. &quot;As we celebrate the 150th year of Confederation surely it is time to recognize that Aboriginal Peoples are intrinsic to what we are as a country,&quot; writes Gillian Steward.