| Bauver, Robert. Elegant Vessels: a Century of Southwest Silver Boxes. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Four Winds Gallery. 2022. | 56 | 2022 | States that John Gordon Leak's real name is John Leekity. | Catalog of the exhibition "Elegant Vessels: a Century of Southwest Silver Boxes", organized by and held at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, fall 2022 through March 5, 2023. | |
| Baxter, Paula A. and Allison Bird-Romero. Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry: a Guide to History, People and Terms. Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press. 2000. | 192 | 2000 | Includes bibliographical references, subject and artist indexes. | |
| Bird, Gail, Yazzie Johnson, Maynard White Owl Lavadour and Diana F. Pardue. Bedazzled! Masterworks of Jewelry and Beadwork from the Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2002. | 50 | 2002 | Catalog of an exhibition. | |
| Bulow, Ernie. "Mysteries of Zuni Silver, John Gordon Leekity: the Most Famous Unknown Zuni". ATADA News, vol. 24, no. 3 (summer 2014). 2014. | 16 | 2014 | | |
| Slaney, Deborah C. Blue Gem, White Metal: Carvings and Jewelry from the C.G. Wallace Collection. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 1998. | 32 | 1998 | Catalog of an exhibition | |
| Struever, Martha Hopkins, and Cheryl Crownover (photographer). Martha Hopkins Struever: American Indian Art for the Collector: Indian Market Week Sale, August 17-20, 2017, Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Martha Hopkins Struever. 2017. | 20 | 2017 | Catalog of the 2017 show and sale held during the Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico. | |