\"Bolivia\'s Indians Confront Globalization by John Mohawk Hemispheric Institute; Mohawk, John. journal, revista paper, ensayo, trabajo escrito, ponencia protest, protesta activism, activismo, ativismo Americas, Américas, Américas South America, América del Sur, América do Sul Latin America, Latinoamérica, América Latina ENG: In 1781 Andean Indians laid siege to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, for 109 days. The white people were reduced, it is said, to eating shoe leather and rats. A Spanish army rescued the colonists and captured the leader, Tupak Kateri. His was a gruesome execution (tied to four horses, drawn and quartered), but he left his tormentors with a prophecy: \"I will return,\" he said, \"and I will be millions.\" It is a prophecy that is echoing in the mountains these days, and it has the attention of the United States. Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics, New York University 2005-05-01 DCMI: Text Hemi: Text text/html http://hemi.es.its.nyu.edu/journal/2_1/mohawk.html eng http://hemi.nyu.edu/rights.html public