As sovereign nations, each Pueblo has its own, fully functioning government. The civil government put in place by the religious authorities serves as a front and an interface with the outside world. The traditional economy of the Pueblos consisted of agricultural, subsistence living. In modern times, this economy has given way to a cash, wage-earning economy. The sale of Indian Arts and Crafts, employment in tribally operated Casinos, and jobs in local urban areas such as Santa Fe and Albuquerque provide the majority of earned income for those living in the pueblos.
Communal life remains strong today, but individualism is a growing influence.
The social organization of the pueblo consists of an intricate web of social relations. The foundations of the social structure include village, family, and extended relations-clans and religious societies. More and more the importance of extended relations are being replaced by the nuclear family, a result of decreased communalism and increased influence from Anglo American culture. Religion Traditional Pueblo religion consists of animistic beliefs and practices, with an elaborate system of ceremony and ritual that follows an annual ceremonial cycle. Today this animistic religion is practiced alongside and to some degree is blended with Roman Catholicism.