In the 1960s a new generation of young Inuit set out to fight back against the destructive forces of colonialism. Their vision – a new homeland where they could regain control of their destiny and save their culture and language. Following a twisting, dramatic, thirty-year long fight for aboriginal rights that led to the creation of the territory of Nunavut. Told by the people who reshaped confederation and made Canadian history.

Set on Fogo Island off the coast of Newfoundland, Dropstones is an intimate family portrait that follows a matriarch shortly after she has returned to the home she once yearned to escape.