Running Eagle (Pi'tamaka) was a Native American woman and war chief[2][3] of the Blackfeet Tribe known for her success in battle.

[citation needed] Running Eagle's mother's health started to fail; after that her father died in a battle against the Crow.

When her mother heard of this, she succumbed to her illness, leaving Running Eagle, the eldest child, in charge of the family.

[7] One day, a group of her tribe's warriors headed out to raid a Crow camp and take back their horses.

It included the sun promising to give her great power in battle, as long as she never slept with a man.

The tribe's Chief, Lone Walker, bestowed the name "Running Eagle" on her because of her greatness.

After she gained the full respect of her tribe, she continued to lead many successful war parties and hunting expeditions.

The Flathead warriors had heard that a woman was leading the war party, so they targeted her immediately, and clubbed her from behind.

It is rumoured among the Blackfeet that she died in battle because the Sun stopped protecting her after she broke her vow and slept with a man in the war party.