WINNIPEG - A cousin of an Indigenous man who was fatally shot in Saskatchewan says she's disgusted to hear the lawyer of the man acquitted in the death is contacting publishers on his behalf.
Gerald Stanley testified in his own defence before a jury found him not guilty of the 2016 second-degree murder of Colten Boushie.
Boushie's cousin, Jade Tootoosis, says people heard Stanley's story in court or followed it across Canada in news reports.
She says the 22-year-old from Red Pheasant First Nation will never get that opportunity.
Tootoosis says it feels like his death on Stanley's farm will be exploited.
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan, says the idea of a book is hard to understand.
Toronto-based publisher Between The Lines says it has rejected a request for a meeting with Stanley's legal team and encouraged other publishers to do the same.
Lawyer Scott Spencer confirms his office did make inquiries because Stanley wants to set the public record straight.
Spencer says Stanley is not seeking a book deal.