American Indian women have been consistently involved in leadership throughout indigenous history. Their leadership provides a strong, nurturing influence passed down from generation to generation. In the U.S. society, this type of leadership style is recognized among contemporary authors of leadership manuals as relational and is attributed to the leadership style of women (Raelin, 2003). This article provides an alternative view of leadership among women. The specific purposes of the article are to build a bridge between the American Indian perspectives of nurturing leadership and relational-cultural theory and to contribute important leadership knowledge to the counseling profession to encourage leadership among women (as students, clients, and professionals) in counseling situations.