$index of Object in Array while using ng-repeat and a filter

Im fairly new to angular and have been able to get around somewhat. But I cant seem to find the answer to this scenario...

I have an array of objects, which I am pulling down from firebase. I am using an ng-repeat for the objects, then displaying data accordingly. I am trying to pass the index as a routeparam to an "edit" controller. In which case I would like to pull the object data as one would anticipate. However, when I filter the ng-repeat I am getting the index of the filtered content. where am I going wrong in finding the true index?

  .config(['$routeProvider', '$locationProvider', function($routeProvider, $locationProvider) {
$routeProvider
  .when('/profiles/:index', {
    templateUrl: '../views/profile.html',
    controller: 'profileCtrl'
  });

Route is above, Controller is below

  .controller('profileCtrl', function( $scope, $routeParams ){

$scope.teamProfile = $scope.ourTeam[$routeParams.index];
    $scope.index = $routeParams.index;
});

And finally the snippet of html from within the repeat.

<div class="profileName"><a href="/profiles/{{$index}}">{{member.name}}</a><span class="handle">{{member.handle}}</span></div>