Historical Consciousness

What are the contents of the historical consciousness that human beings growing up in the Western world have today? How is our historical consciousness affected by the fact that what we have been taught at school, through media, e.g. as being historical realities, are actually only the story of the victors, and thereby only portraying one side of an immensely larger picture?                                

I wonder how the fact that we only know one part of our historical reality affects us on the both the conscious, and the unconscious plane. All the stories that reside deep within the collective unconscious, which have never before been granted a voice, must as I see it be trying to be brought forth, in order to add their unique contribution to the tapestry of history. History is never complete until the voices of minority have been heard and successfully integrated. I think we are in desperate need of a more complete history, a history that will guide us into creating a better future. A history that depicts all parts of the complex picture that makes up a historical event will help us to steer away from repeating the same “mistakes” as our ancestors might have made and build a future that has room for all beings.