Built and managed by the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, the wellness center will serve 10,000 urban Indians from multiple tribes across Clark County. The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (LVPT) will be celebrating the grand opening of their new wellness center. This center was specifically designed to provide a safe and healthy environment to promote a proactive healthy lifestyle for Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Members and participants in the Special Diabetes Program for Indians as well as other urban tribal community members within the Clark County service area.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are disproportionately at risk of developing Diabetes and related health conditions. As a means of combatting this pernicious disease while promoting community health and well-being, the LVPT – a tribe with 48 registered members – is opening its wellness center to the approximately 10,000 urban Indians who reside across Clark County.
Event Details:
When: February 7, 2025, 10am – 12pm.
Where: 1257 Paiute Circle LV, NV 89106
When: February 7, 2025, 10am – 12pm.
Where: 1257 Paiute Circle LV, NV 89106
What to expect:
● Blessing the new space and ceremonial opening
● Remarks from the Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Council Chairman Benny Tso
● Comments from Health and Human Services Director, Fabian Solis
● Lawmakers in attendance including Mayor Shelley Berkley, and City
Councilmembers Nancy E. Brune and Shondra Summers-Armstrong
● Blessing the new space and ceremonial opening
● Remarks from the Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Council Chairman Benny Tso
● Comments from Health and Human Services Director, Fabian Solis
● Lawmakers in attendance including Mayor Shelley Berkley, and City
Councilmembers Nancy E. Brune and Shondra Summers-Armstrong
If you would like to attend or have another member of your press team present, please contact Fantha Tate, ftate@lvpaiute.com for media details.
About the LVPT Wellness Center
The LVPT Health and Wellness Center provides a safe and healthy environment to promote a proactive healthy lifestyle for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians participants and community members.
The LVPT Health and Wellness Center provides a safe and healthy environment to promote a proactive healthy lifestyle for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians participants and community members.
The Wellness Center sits on a 1.25 acre parcel within the boundaries of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribal land. It offers a spacious 16,000 sqft multi-use gym with a wide range of equipment to accommodate all fitness levels and a convertible court space housing a regulation basketball court with options for volleyball or other group sports and activities.
Along with the dynamic gym, the center includes a 3,500 sqft outdoor courtyard for an array of activities, and a teaching kitchen to promote healthier cooking options with classes and expert support. The Health and Wellness center program includes guided exercise provided by a licensed fitness training specialists in yoga, meditation, HIIT exercises, Fit Challenges, Zumba classes and a variety of additional fitness activities.
The LVPT staff include trained specialists focused on diabetes prevention and diabetic management. This team includes a diabetes coordinator, a registered dietitian nutritionist, a diabetes program assistant, a gym attendant and an activities coordinator.
This team also coordinates with the LVPT Health and Human Services and the Health and Human Services Director (Fabian Solis) to provide wrap-around support and cultural and holistic approach to wellness.
The LVPT has also offered the center to serve as an emergency shelter for the
community, should it be needed after an adverse event.
community, should it be needed after an adverse event.
Fiscal support for the wellness center came from Special Diabetes Program for Indians, a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant, Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) grant and LVPT Health and Human Services’ 3 rd party receivable funds including Medicaid and private insurance. Groundbreaking for the wellness center site started on August 24 th of 2023, with construction beginning soon after on September 5 th of that year. The year-long construction project was completed on October 31, of 2024. Doors will open to the community.
