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Name	Tjikana Cooper
Alternative Names	Tjikarna Cooper
Born	c. 1909 Northern Territory, Australia
Died	20 August, 1971 (aged ~ 62) Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Luritja Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Apma, Undelya (friend)
Occupation *	domestic servant (1920-1960) South Australia, Australia
Key Places *	Hermannsburg Mission (NT) (lived there as a child, 1910-1920)
Social Issues *	stolen child (victim, 1920)

* Dates are approximate

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