Every July, campers, counselors and administrators gather on 84 acres of hilly woods in the woods of western New York state that has been home to a Ukrainian summer camp called “Novyi Sokil” since 1950.
There is a parcel of land hidden away in the woods of western New York state that has been home to a Ukrainian summer camp called “Novyi Sokil” since 1950. Every July, campers, counselors and administrators gather on 84 acres of hilly woods, featuring a deep ravine with a meandering creek and fields of grasses and wildflowers, for three weeks of developing lifelong friendships, mosquito bites, campfires and immersion into Ukrainian scouting culture.
By 1930, Plast in Ukraine was dissolved by the Polish authorities and existed underground and under different names through WW1, Soviet rule, German occupation and the USSR until its dissolution in 1991. Scout leaders continued to organize wherever they ended up: displaced persons camps in Germany and Austria after WW2, and finally in countries where diasporas settled like the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Britain, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
“It’s important for me to be here in this welcoming community because I still get to continue learning about my Ukrainian heritage, history and language,” Natalya Chan, age 17 from Ontario, Canada, shared. “It makes me emotional knowing that I get to be here surrounded by all my Ukrainian friends while knowing that people in Ukraine aren’t with their loved ones.”
Every summer, older campers gather for a night called Ivana Kupala, a summer ritual rooted in Paganism where they wear Ukrainian embroidery, traditional flower wreaths and sing about love, nature and matchmaking.The campers’ kerchief colors are dependent on the home troop that they belong to. After they complete their sophomore year of high school, they can then attend a special camp to become counselors for the younger campers.
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