Several Canadian cities have noticed an increase in the proportion of Aboriginal and Inuit people among the homeless population. In this paper, we aim to analyze the strategies developed by Inuit homeless people to face life in the streets. Through the analysis of the occupation of public spaces by Inuit homeless people in Cabot Square in Montreal, we show the importance of this occupation for the preservation of their identity. In the last part of the paper, we analyze how the Inuit identity is taken into account in the action of public authorities on homelessness.