Ontario artist’s Super Bowl football design celebrates Indigenous culture [Video]

An NFL game ball designed by Quentin Commanda, an artist from Nipissing First Nation in northern Ontario, is displayed at NFL Canada’s headquarters in Toronto in an undated handout photo. The ball, a commission for NFL Canada, is part of the league’s lead-up to Super Bowl LIX, which will be held in New Orleans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-NFL Canada, Kyle Boham, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Growing up, Quentin Commanda dreamt of playing in the NFL and reaching the Super Bowl.

The pro football career never happened, but Commanda is closer to Super Bowl LIX than most. On Monday, the NFL unveiled a football designed by the 44-year-old artist from Ontario’s Nipissing First Nation as part of its lead-up to Sunday’s game in New Orleans.

“Football was something I was very passionate about growing up and the NFL was always something I kind of imagined playing in,” Commanda said. “But I realize this is …