The story of an Inuit shaman in Labrador, a successful artist with no interest in the monetary rewards life offers. He discovers the skeleton of a plane lost during WWII, and attempts to identify the crewmen on board. The granddaughter of the pilot comes to Labrador, and there is a mystic connection between her and the shaman, Hinoch. They marry. Meanwhile, through his visions Hinoch anticipates the destruction of world society as we know it, and leads his people into the wilderness to live off the land and avoid all contact with the known world. Inuit folk tales about shape-shifters and a world where humans and animals have not yet been differentiated make for marvellous storytelling. Hinoch and his tribe emerge as the future of civilization after his prophecies of doom come true.