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Crull's work on the behalf of the tribal colleges and the American Indian College Fund over the years should not be overlooked. The fact that he first proposed the idea for the creation of an American Indian College Fund has been well documented. It was not the tribal college presidents who first established the fund although they provided input but a day time soap opera star and a group of East Coast socialites concerned about the plight of the tribal colleges. This was done independently of Crull's earlier proposal and he provided no input on what subsequently came to fruition even though they and Crull shared mutual acquaintances and friends. Later their interests shifted to issues affecting and effecting indigenous peoples globally and they began directing their efforts to dealing with those issues, such as the creation of the World Uranium Hearing of 1992. Ironically, Crull had been initially approached to play a role in its shaping. Consequently full control of the American College Indian Fund was given to tribal peoples which led to the fund being headquartered in Denver, Colorado.