Moving from victimhood to Wholeness

I am not even sure what the opposite generative term is for Victim. Many use the terms Survivor, which is fine, however for me it still leaves a residue of discord.
In 2008, National Chief Phil Fontaine gave an emotional presentation to the Canada Club in Toronto. What drew the emotion was that despite the good faith in which First Nations leaders negotiated in the Kelowna Accord, the results were never enacted by government. I am sure that is the leaders felt when they negotiated the treaties several years ago. the more things change the more they remain the same. A few months later, I stepped into a walk-in clinic in downtown Winnipeg. In the middle of a very full waiting room was a younger Indigenous man, lamenting to all that we are not equal. His words are burned in my memory. He said, "they told us we were equal. but we are not. They told us we were equal." Pretty much the same message that the National Chief gave to the Canada club. it led me to think about the energy that we put into our words and actions. How could this young sunburnt man hold the same message as the national Chief, without ever hearing his words. It is about energy. So it led me to understand that we can change the world through our thoughts and our actions. Imagine, if we speak in the present and recognize the many gifts that each of us have to give the world. Imagine if we think and speak and believe in the intimate resiliency that we all have as human beings. Imagine if the words we share with the world are about our strengths. Imagine what this world can be.