Carter Camp

Released
Date of birth:18. 08. 1941
Date of death:27. 12. 2013
Age:72† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Native American
Era:1970s
State:South Dakota
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 2 Months
Support
Indigenous Sovereignty American Indian Movement
Carter Camp

Biography

Carter Camp was a Ponca leader of the American Indian Movement and the national AIM officer who led the initial seizure of Wounded Knee on February 27, 1973. He was convicted in 1975 of interfering with a U.S. postal inspector detained at Wounded Knee, but the conviction was reversed on appeal in 1976 (United States v. Camp, 541 F.2d 737) over a defective indictment; accounts of how much time he actually served at Leavenworth vary, with obituaries citing roughly two to three years. He remained active in Indigenous sovereignty work until his death in 2013.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Assault on a United States Marshal at Wounded Knee
Arrested: May 8, 1973
Incarcerated: Sep 1, 1975
Released: 1976
Sentence: 3 years imposed; conviction later reversed on appeal (1976). Accounts of time actually served at Leavenworth vary (obituaries cite roughly two to three years). Contemporary reporting on November 4, 1976 described his recent release after fourteen months in federal prison. The exact release month and day remain unverified.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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