Beyonce might be singing about Texas, but the Grammy-award winning artist has Acadian roots.

It turns out, she’s related to Acadian resistance leader Joseph Beausoleil Broussard, who helped Acadians evade deportation from the region that is now Atlantic Canada in the mid-18th century.

This week in New Brunswick, Moncton city council voted to honour Broussard with a historic plaque, expected to be displayed at Bore Park. The idea to commemorate Broussard’s contributions stemmed from experts at Nation Prospère, a group dedicated to preserving Acadian heritage and culture in Canada. The group determined he should be honoured due to his legacy as a leader during the Great Upheaval. It is not known when the plaque will be erected. The vote is expected to be ratified at a regular meeting of council, the Telegraph-Journal reported.