Stardate 48975.1   After atmospheric disturbances force the crew to land the Starship Voyager on a mysterious planet, Captain Janeway leads an away team in search of the source of the centuries-old distress signal detected by the ship's sensors. They discover the source of the SOS to be an old Earth aircraft. Upon further investigation, the team finds a massive chamber containing eight earthlings in cryogenic units, one of which is Amelia Earhart (Sharon Lawrence).
After releasing them from suspended animation, the U.S.S. Voyager crew comes under attack when a group of the planet's inhabitants mistakes them for members of the Briori -- an alien race which abducted more than 300 people from Earth in 1937 and brought them this planet as slaves. It's learned that over time, the slaves revolted and killed the aliens. The eight surviving "37's" became part of the planet's history and the cryogenic chamber was their shrine. Since then, the descendants of the original 300 cultivated the planet and created a home much like Earth.
The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager is invited to stay, and Janeway must face he greatest challenge as she allows each crewmember the personal choice to stay behind and begin a life among these kindred Humans.